2021 LIU Sharks football team

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2021 LIU Sharks football
Long Island Sharks wordmark LIU.svg
Conference Northeast Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jim Cordle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Reichert (2nd season)
Home stadium Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Sacred Heart $^  6 1   8 4  
Duquesne  5 2   7 3  
Bryant  5 2   7 4  
Central Connecticut  4 3   4 7  
Saint Francis (PA)  4 3   5 6  
Merrimack *  2 5   5 6  
LIU  2 5   2 8  
Wagner  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II

The 2021 LIU Sharks football team represented both the LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn campuses of Long Island University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Sharks, led by interim head coach Jonathan Gill, played their home games at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 8:00 p.m. at FIU * ESPN3 L 10–48 0
September 11 5:00 p.m. at West Virginia * ESPN+ L 0–66 50,911
September 18 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) * ESPN+ L 7–42 12,036
October 9 1:00 p.m. at Saint Francis (PA) NEC Front Row L 10–55 1,464
October 16 12:00 p.m. Merrimack ESPN3 L 5–43 1,149
October 23 12:00 p.m. at Central Connecticut NEC Front Row W 30–13 2,114
October 30 1:00 p.m. Wagner
  • Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
  • Brookville, NY
NEC Front Row W 28–14 655
November 6 12:00 p.m. Duquesne
  • Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
  • Brookville, NY
NEC Front Row L 28–34 874
November 13 1:00 p.m. at Bryant NEC Front Row L 7–52 3,300
November 20 12:00 p.m. Sacred Heart
  • Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
  • Brookville, NY
ESPN3 L 14–38 1,092

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Game summaries

at FIU

LIU Sharks at FIU Panthers – Game summary
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Panthers217101048

at Riccardo Silva Stadium, Miami, Florida

  • Date: September 2
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Jon Noil
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): A. J. Ricketts and Cam Lynch
  • Box score, Recap
Game information

References

  1. "2021 LIU Sharks Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.