After three consecutive losses on the road against high-caliber opponents, Duquesne returns to its comfort zone -- home against teams from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

	DUQUESNE DOMINATION The Dukes have won 33 consecutive games against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents for the longest current streak of its kind in NCAA Division I-A and I-AA. CURRENT WIN STREAKS School No. Division Duquesne 33 I-AA Boise State 27 I-A Southern Cal 18 I-A Auburn 12 I-A Alabama State 12 I-AA ALL-TIME WIN STREAKS School No. Division (Years) Oklahoma 44 I-A (1952-59) Nebraska 39 I-A (1992-98) Duquesne 33 I-AA (1999-2005)

The Dukes (2-3, 0-0), who play host to Saint Peter's (1-4, 0-1) at 1 p.m. today in homecoming at Rooney Field, have won 33 consecutive games against MAAC teams for the longest active conference streak in Division I-A and I-AA. Boise State is next with 27 in a row in the I-A Western Athletic Conference.

The longest all-time conference winning streak is Oklahoma's 44 in the Big Eight from 1952-59.

Duquesne is 11-0 against Saint Peter's.

Duquesne's offense has sputtered of late without wide receivers Bruce Hocker (broken collarbone) and Conrad Carter (internal organ injury). Without his top two deep threats, redshirt freshman quarterback Scott Knapp has seen his efficiency rating drop dramatically.

With Hocker and Carter in the lineup, Knapp completed 53.8 percent of his passes for 630 yards and three touchdowns. The numbers are 39.3 percent, 353 yards and four touchdowns in the three games minus Hocker and Carter.

In other games:

Edinboro (4-2,2-1) at IUP (3-3, 2-0), 1 p.m. -- This is a must-win situation for both teams to keep alive their faint hopes of reaching the Division II playoffs. Edinboro is ninth and IUP 10th in the Northeast Region rankings, with the top six reaching the playoffs. ... Edinboro, which has been as high as 12th in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25, dropped out of the poll for the first time this season following a 36-26 defeat against California. ... IUP coach Frank Cignetti's 180 wins is the third most among active coaches in Division II. St. Paul's Willard Bailey leads with 213. ... Edinboro has won the past two meetings, but IUP leads the series, 50-19-4.

California (4-2, 2-1) at Shippensburg (3-4, 1-2), 1 p.m. -- California is coming off a 36-26 victory against then-No. 17 Edinboro that was California's first win against a ranked opponent since a 31-14 win against No. 8 IUP in 1984. California QB Joe Ruggiero, who passed for 294 yards and three touchdowns against Edinboro, is Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West offensive player of the week and cornerback Antwjuan Cox, who intercepted passes in the end zone on Edinboro's two final possessions, is defensive player of the week.

Robert Morris (2-3, 1-1) at Central Connecticut State (3-3, 1-1), 1 p.m. -- Robert Morris junior linebacker Jeff Rommes (Deer Lakes), who had 12 tackles and an interception in a 38-30 victory against Wagner, is Northeast Conference defensive player of the week. ... Robert Morris running back Devin Wilson (Steel Valley) has scored eight touchdowns in the past four games.

Thiel (5-0, 3-0) at Waynesburg (3-2, 1-1), 1:30 p.m. -- No. 23 Thiel, ranked in the AFCA Division III Top 25 poll for the first time, needs a victory to keep pace with first-place Thomas More in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Thomas More (4-0) plays a non-league game against Frostburg State. ... Thiel sophomore running back Steve Minton (Seneca Valley) rushed for three touchdowns in a 30-0 victory against Grove City to set a school record for a season with 14 touchdowns. ... Waynesburg junior Ryan Abels (Elizabeth Forward), who rushed for 162 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries in a 38-21 victory against Bethany, is PAC offensive player of the week. ... The Yellow Jackets have won 14 consecutive games at Wiley Stadium.

Carnegie Mellon (3-2, 0-0) at Chicago (1-4, 1-0), 2 p.m. -- CMU, idle last week, set a school record with seven interceptions in a 63-28 victory against Colorado College and juniors Aaron Lewis and Jon Menhart each tied a school record with three interceptions. ... CMU ranks 12th in Division III in scoring defense (11.8 ppg).