# 2021 LIU Sharks football team

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 StadiumMiami, FL | ESPN3 | L 10–48 | 0 |
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at West Virginia* | Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV | ESPN+ | L 0–66 | 50,911 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH)* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | L 7–42 | 12,036 |
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 10–55 | 1,464 |
| October 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | ESPN3 | L 5–43 | 1,149 |
| October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | W 30–13 | 2,114 |
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | NEC Front Row | W 28–14 | 655 |
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | NEC Front Row | L 28–34 | 874 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | L 7–52 | 3,300 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | ESPN3 | L 14–38 | 1,092 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at FIU

| 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 :