Duquesne travels to Air Force, with Air Force favored by 28.5.
What’s at stake
Air Force
- Air Force hasn’t beaten a ranked opponent since 2016.
Duquesne
- A win would be one of Duquesne’s biggest of the season — a 97-spot gap in the power ratings.
Face-off
What each fanbase carries into this one.
Duquesne
The chip · vs big brotherThe fanbase carries the weight of Pittsburgh's dominance in the same city. Duquesne is the other program, the Jesuit school that once beat Pitt, then lost the rivalry for 86 years. The City Game's return is validation—and every loss to Pitt reinforces the gap.
What this game touches
The City Game's return and the Pitt gap. Duquesne and Pittsburgh haven't played since 1939 (86 years). The 2025 resumption of the 'City Game' at Acrisure Stadium was a landmark moment—the Dukes returned to the scene of Pittsburgh football's glory and lost. The wound is structural: Pittsburgh is FBS (ACC), Duquesne is FCS (NEC). The gap between the two programs is now geographic, not just competitive.
Air Force
The chip · vs the national mediaFalcons fans say the talking heads write the academy off every August — too small, too slow, the offense from another century — then act surprised when those cadets out-discipline a more talented roster on a Saturday in Colorado Springs.
Best players
Air Force
- Blake Fletcher (LB) · 2025: 108 tackles
- Roger Jones Jr. (DB) · 2025: 76 tackles
- Owen Allen (RB) · 2025: 749 rushing yards
The line, and the room
The model and the market don’t fully agree on Air Force’s chances here.
Home −28.5 · O/U 57.5
Conditions
83°F · 9 mph wind · Fair
Air Force is 69% at home, 49% on the road since 2018 (31-14 home, 20-21 away).