2021 Northeast Conference Football Championship Game
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| Date | April 11, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Paul Dottino (play-by-play), Rasheed Marshall (color) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne y | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart y$^ | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack* | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Northeast Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on Sunday, April 11, 2021, to determine the 2020–21 champion of the Northeast Conference.[1][2] The game featured the Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Duquesne Dukes in the conference's first championship game.[3]
Teams
The game was played between Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Duquesne Dukes. This was the 17th overall meeting between the programs; Duquesne entered the game leading the all-time series, 12–4.[1]
Sacred Heart Pioneers
Sacred Heart entered the game with a 3–1 record. Sacred Heart had been the Northeast Conference champions four times prior in 2001, 2013, 2014, and 2018.[4]
Duquesne Dukes
Duquesne entered the game with a 4–0 record, claiming home field advantage in the game by virtue of their better record. Duquesne had been the Northeast Conference champions five times prior in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2018.[5]
Game summary
2021 Northeastern Conference Football Championship Game
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Sacred Heart | 6 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
| Duquesne | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
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References
- ^ a b "Main Event Set: Duquesne To Host Sacred Heart in #NECFB Championship on April 11". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. March 30, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Vukovcan, Mike (March 30, 2021). "Duquesne Set to Host NEC Championship Against Sacred Heart". pittsburghsportsnow.com. Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Sudden Victory! Sacred Heart Edges Duquesne In OT To Claim #NECFootball Crown". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. April 11, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Earns Share of Northeast Conference Championship with 13-7 Win over Saint Francis U." Sacred Heart University Athletics. November 17, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "NEC CHAMPIONS". Duquesne University Athletics. November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
Duquesne scores in closing seconds to claim fifth NEC title with 38–31 win over CCSU
- ^ "Sacred Heart 34-27 Duquesne (Apr 11, 2021) Final Score - ESPN". espn.com. ESPN. April 11, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.