2021 Northeast Conference Football Championship Game

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

2021 Northeast Conference Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Sacred Heart Pioneers Duquesne Dukes
(3–1) (4–0)
34 27
Head coach: 
Mark Nofri		 Head coach: 
Jerry Schmitt
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)
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
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
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