Duquesne knocks off Bucknell 24-19

Sep 5, 10:09 pm EDT

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PITTSBURGH (AP)—Dave Williams caught 11 passes for 145 yards and a touchdown to lead Duquesne to a season-opening 24-19 victory over Bucknell on Saturday night.

The Dukes broke a five-game losing streak in the series.

Connor Dixon replaced injured starter Kevin Rombach, who left with a concussion, and went 15 of 21 for 212 yards. Rombach was 7 of 10 for 110 yards and a 36-yard touchdown pass to Michael Rasky.

Dixon connected with Williams on a 35-yard touchdown to give the Dukes a 24-13 lead with 11:24 left in the fourth quarter.

Duquesne outgained Bucknell 429-360.

Bucknell’s Marcello Trigg was 18 of 34 for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and C.J. Hopson ran for a career-high 136 yards.

Trigg also scored on a 1-yard run to cut Duquesne’s lead to 17-13 at halftime.

Updated Sep 5, 10:09 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 1

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
Bucknell 360 152 208 23 40.0% 3/25 3 32:22
Duquesne 429 322 107 20 43.8% 6/50 0 27:38
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