The 2017 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place.

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2017 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Anthony Doria
Defensive coordinator	Dave Opfar
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	at No. 4 South Dakota State*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	AT&T SportsNet Pitt. ESPN3	L 13–51	12,218
September 9	2:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN		W 45–40	2,932
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	Spectrum Sports YouTube	W 28–23	5,753
September 30	7:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	W 38–14	2,144
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Wagner	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 38–0	2,743
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	W 51-14	3,057
October 21	Noon	Saint Francis (PA)	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 24-7	2,537
October 28	Noon	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 37-21	1,903
November 4	3:30 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN	L 24–27	14,634
November 11	Noon	Central Connecticut	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 27–28	1,423
November 18	Noon	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	L 29–38	983
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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