2012 Duquesne Dukes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{one source|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2012
| team = Duquesne Dukes
| image = Duquesne Dukes wordmark.svg
| sport = football
| image_size = 250
| conference = Northeast Conference
| short_conf = NEC
| record = 5–6
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Jerry Schmitt
| hc_year = 8th
| off_coach = Gary Dunn
| oc_year = 4th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Dave Opfar
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Arthur J. Rooney Field
}}
{{2012 Northeast Conference football standings}}
The 2012 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth -year head coach Jerry Schmitt, the Dukes compiled and overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the NEC. Duquesne play their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field in Pittsburgh.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2012
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Old Dominion
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv =
| score = 23–57
| attend = 19,818
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 8
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Dayton
| site_stadium = Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv =
| score = 17–7
| attend = 1,902
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Brown Field
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| tv =
| score = 45–17
| attend = 2,177
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Bryant
| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium
| site_cityst = Smithfield, RI
| tv =
| score = 35–21
| attend = 2,958
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| site_stadium = Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv =
| score = 24–21
| attend = 2,641
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = Arute Field
| site_cityst = New Britain, CT
| tv =
| score = 31–38
| attend = 4,013
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv =
| score = 35–3
| attend = 2,215
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Monmouth
| site_stadium = Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv =
| score = 27–28
| attend = 1,897
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Robert Morris
| site_stadium = Joe Walton Stadium
| site_cityst = Moon Township, PA
| score = 13–17
| attend = 2,028
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Albany
| site_stadium = Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv =
| score = 31–38
| attend = 2,193
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Wagner
| site_stadium = Wagner College Stadium
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv =
| score = 17–23
| attend = 2,692
}}
}}