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2021 Northeast Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234OT Total
Sacred Heart 661507 34
Duquesne 706140 27
DateApril 11, 2021
Season2020
StadiumArthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN3
AnnouncersPaul Dottino (play-by-play), Rasheed Marshall (color)
Northeast Conference Football Championship Game
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    Duquesney   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  
    Championship: Sacred Heart 34, Duquesne 27 (OT)
    • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Northeast suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
    Central Connecticut and Saint Francis (PA) opted out of the spring season.
  • Rankings from STATS Poll

    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] The game featured the Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Duquesne Dukes in the conference's first championship game.

    Sacred Heart Pioneers[edit]

    Sacred Heart entered the game with a 3–1 record. Sacred Heart had been the Northeastern Conference champions 4 times prior in 2001, 2013, 2014, and 2018.[2]

    Duquesne Dukes[edit]

    Duquesne entered the game with a 4–0 record, claiming home field advantage in the game by virtue of their better record.[3] Sacred Heart had been the Northeastern Conference champions 5 times prior in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, and 2018.[4]

    Game summary[edit]

    2021 Northeastern Conference Football Championship Game

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Sacred Heart 6 6 150734
    Duqsense 7 0 614027

    atArthur J. Rooney Athletic Field, Pittsburgh, PA

    Game information
    First quarter
    • (8:08) Sacred Heart – Garrett Lynn 6 yard pass from Naseim Brantley (Noah Gettman PAT failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:28; Sacred Heart 6–0)
    • (14:50) Duquesne – Billy Lucas 1 yard run (Brian Bruzdewicz kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:32; Duquesne 6–7)
    Second quarter
    • (10:32) Sacred Heart – Rob DiNota 7 yard pass from Marquez McCray (Two-point run conversion failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:51; Sacred Heart 12–7)
    Third quarter
    • (3:19) Duquesne – Joey Isabella 11 yard pass from Joe Mischler (Two-point pass conversion failed) (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:19; Duquesne 12–13)
    • (7:03) Sacred Heart – Malik Grant 1 yard run (Marquez McCray pass to Liam Cabri for two-point conversion) (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:35; Sacred Heart 20–13)
    • (3:25) Sacred Heart – Julius Chestnut 6 yard run (Noah Gettman kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 5:41; Sacred Heart 27–13)
    Fourth quarter
    • (3:06) Duquesne – Cyrus Holder 12 yard pass from Joe Mischler (Brian Bruzdewicz kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:45; Sacred Heart 27–20)
    • (10:42) Duquesne – Joey Isabella 35 yard pass from Joe Mischler (Brian Bruzdewicz kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 98 yards, 1:36; Tied 27–27)
    Overtime
    • Sacred Heart - Naseim Brantley 29 yard pass from Marquez McCray (Noah Gettman Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:37; Sacred Heart 34–27)

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Sudden Victory! Sacred Heart Edges Duquesne In OT To Claim #NECFootball Crown".
  • ^ "Sacred Heart grabs NEC crown beating LIU 38-14". The Washington Post.[permanent dead link]
  • ^ "Duquesne Set to Host NEC Championship Against Sacred Heart". March 30, 2021.
  • ^ "NEC CHAMPIONS".
  • ^ "NEC Championship".

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