Buechel closed out his successful rookie campaign in style. The redshirt freshman signal caller passed for 223 yards and three touchdowns in a 33-23 road win over FCS independent Monmouth. Buechel, who completed 14 of 27 passes, also gained 17 yards on the ground. The Jerry Rice Award finalist tossed two first-half touchdown passes as the Dukes held a 23-7 lead at the break. After Monmouth stormed back to pull even, Buechel threw Duquesne back into the lead. He hit Ethan Dorsey for a 5-yard scoring strike that gave the Dukes a 30-23 advantage with 13:19 remaining in the fourth quarter. Buechel finished the regular season ranked first amongst NEC quarterbacks in pass yards (2,569) and completion percentage (58.2).