Duquesne Dukes Fan Forum / First Game Ever vs Service Academy

**Posted by coffee** 5/27/2026 5:35 pm

The Dukes travel to Air Force to open the season, which is kinda cool playing a service academy.

Washington State should be a big $ game.

YSU comes in for what is turning out to be a nice rivalry games since we actually won the last one. I always thought that would be a good game to play at Highmark.

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Last edited by coffee (5/28/2026 9:24 am)

**Posted by Great Ghost Alive** 5/28/2026 9:16 am

Here's a look at the entire schedule next year.
https://fbschedules.com/duquesne-adds-rio-grande-completes-2026-football-schedule/#google_vignette

They just added Rio Grande (Ohio) to balance out the schedule between killer games and marshmallows for our OOC Schedule.

They added Michigan State for 2027..

Last edited by Great Ghost Alive (5/28/2026 9:25 am)

**Posted by Great Ghost Alive** 6/03/2026 9:29 am

I'm predicting a 1-3 OOC Schedule and an optimistic 6-1 Conference Schedule though it probably will be 5-2.

Over all either 6-5 or 7-4.

**Posted by coffee** 6/13/2026 12:53 pm

Great Ghost Alive wrote:
I'm predicting a 1-3 OOC Schedule and an optimistic 6-1 Conference Schedule though it probably will be 5-2.

Over all either 6-5 or 7-4.

That seems to be a realistic prediction Ghost. It will be nice to get the tie breakers for once and make the NCAA Dance this year.

Bu the way, this sounds like a broken record, but we really MUST use some of this big game money we are getting to add a few thousand seats to Rooney to make it look like we are serious as a program, attract more fans (if you build it… they will come) and NOT be the smallest D 1 stadium in the nation.