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
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
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
2021 Northeastern Conference Football Championship Game
at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field, Pittsburgh, PA
- Date: Sunday, April 11, 2021
- Game time: 2 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW 6 mph
- Game attendance: 400
- TV announcers (ESPN3): Paul Dottino (play by play), Rasheed Marshall (color)
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- 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)
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