Jerry Schmitt's celebration was short-lived. After a 23-12 victory against Robert Morris last week in his coaching debut at Duquesne, he quickly turned his attention to the next opponent, Fordham.

"It doesn't get any easier," said Schmitt, whose Dukes (1-0) play host to Fordham (0-1) at 1 p.m. today at Rooney Field. "But you don't want it to get easier."

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Fordham is out of Duquesne's league because the Rams have more advantages -- money, assistant coaches and facilities -- as a member of the Patriot League than the Dukes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Although the Dukes are ranked No. 2 in The Sports Network NCAA Division I-AA mid-major poll, they have to be considered an underdog against the tough Rams, who are lumped with the 1-AA schools that give athletic scholarships. Duquesne offers financial aid based on need.

Fordham was picked to finish fourth in the eight-team Patriot League by a preseason vote of the coaches. Duquesne, winner of 33 consecutive games against MAAC opponents, is favored to capture its seventh consecutive league championship.

"They're going to have some size advantages and their depth is better than ours," Schmitt said of Fordham. "But we're playing at home, and that's an advantage for us."

The Dukes are 32-3 at home the past six seasons and 53-12 since the facility opened in 1993.

The victory against Robert Morris featured the debut of Scott Knapp, a redshirt freshman quarterback from Perry Traditional Academy whose 365 yards passing was the seventh-highest total for a game in school history, most by a Duquesne freshman.

Knapp was named the MAAC rookie of the week.

Fordham quarterback Derric Daniels left the game with a knee injury in the fourth quarter of a 34-20 loss to the University of Rhode Island and is questionable for Duquesne. Sophomore Matthew Fullam replaced Daniels and completed 2 of 5 passes for 44 yards and a touchdown. He threw two interceptions.

Other key games:

Carnegie Mellon (1-0) at Grove City (0-1), 1:30 p.m. -- CMU forced eight turnovers, with safety Aaron Lewis getting two of the five interceptions, and Colby Whitman ran for two touchdowns in a 45-0 victory against Hiram. ... Matt Weil had a career-high 131 yards on 19 caries and Adam Wargo 106 on eight carries in a 24-21 loss to Manchester.

McDaniel (1-0) at Seton Hill (0-1), 1 p.m. -- This is the inaugural home game for the Griffins, who play at Greensburg-Salem's Offut Field. The Griffins are coming off a 28-27 loss at Urbana in which freshman QB Jordan Thomas (Jeannette) passed for 221 yards and a touchdown and rushed for a score and tight end Shawn Schoolden had seven catches for 113 yards. ... The Green Terror rallied from a 33-14 halftime deficit to defeat Bridgewater, 36-35.

Hanover (1-0) at Washington & Jefferson (1-0), 1:30 p.m. -- W&J QB Chris Edwards, who threw four touchdown passes in a 42-0 victory against Tri-State, moved into third-place on the school's all-time passing list with 5,155 career yards. WR Aaron Krepps (Belle Vernon) is Presidents' Athletic Conference Offensive player of the week. ... Hanover's Corey Fogle rushed for 120 yards and Rick Webster passed for 225 and two TDs in a 12-7 victory against Thomas More.

IUP (0-1) at West Chester (1-1), 1 p.m. -- A 28-9 loss to Millersville was the first time the Indians scored fewer than 10 points in a regular-season game since a 10-9 loss to Millersville in 1999. ... IUP kickers have made 96 consecutive extra points dating to 2002.

California (1-0) at Mansfield (0-1), 1 p.m. -- Two of the premier running backs in Division II will be the focus: California's Antoine Bagwell, who ranks fifth in the country after rushing for 183 yards in a 42-6 victory against Fairmont State two weeks ago, and Manfield's Earnest "Poohbear" McNeal, who is second with 203 yards in a 41-33 season-opening loss to West Virginia Wesleyan last week.