2021 LIU Sharks football team

2021 LIU Sharks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach	Jonathan Gill (interim season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Cordle (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rich Reichert (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	at FIU *	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN3	L 10–48	0
September 11	5:00 p.m.	at West Virginia *	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 0–66	50,911
September 18	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH) *	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN+	L 7–42	12,036
October 9	1:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 10–55	1,464
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Merrimack	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	ESPN3	L 5–43	1,149
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	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	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	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
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at FIU

See also: 2021 FIU Panthers football team

LIU Sharks at FIU Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	10	0	0	10
Panthers	21	7	10	10	48

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

First quarter FIU – D'vonte Price 8-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 13:55. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05. FIU – D'vonte Price 68-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 4:52. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:28. FIU – Shaun Peterson Jr. 4-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 1:56. Panthers 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14. Second quarter FIU – D'vonte Price 28-yard run (Chase Gabriel kick), 5:47. Panthers 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 85 yards, 1:16. LIU – Derick Eugene 74-yard pass from Camden Orth (Paul Inzerillo kick), 3:59. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:40. LIU – Paul Inzerillo 29-yard field goal, 0:06. Panthers 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:14. Third quarter FIU – Bryce Singleton 52-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 10:01. Panthers 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:02. FIU – Chase Gabriel 29-yard field goal, 4:26. Panthers 38–10. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:31. Fourth quarter FIU – Tyrese Chambers 12-yard pass from Max Bortenschlager (Chase Gabriel kick), 11:06. Panthers 45–10. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:34. FIU – Chase Gabriel 45-yard field goal, 7:33. Panthers 48–10. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:50. Top passers LIU – Camden Orth – 15/30, 197 yards, TD FIU – Max Bortenschlager – 14/17, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers LIU – Jonathan DeBique – 7 rushes, 34 yards FIU – D'Vonte Price – 5 rushes, 165 yards, 3 TD Top receivers LIU – Derick Eugene – 7 receptions, 115 yards, TD FIU – Bryce Singleton – 6 receptions, 149 yards, TD

References

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