2020 LIU Sharks football team

The 2020 LIU Sharks football team represented both the LIU Post and LIU Brooklyn campuses of Long Island University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd year head coach Bryan Collins and played their home games at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. They played as a second–year member of the Northeast Conference. This was the final season as head coach for Collins as he stepped down in June.

2020 LIU Sharks football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record2–2 (2–2 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Cordle (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRich Reichert (1st season)
Home stadiumBethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

Schedule edit

LIU had games scheduled against Delaware (September 19) and Lehigh (September 26), but canceled these games before the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 7 1:00 p.m. Bryant NEC Front Row W 24–19 0
March 14 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart ESPN3 L 7–35 400
March 21 12:00 p.m. at Duquesne NEC Front Row L 17–35 250
March 28 12:00 p.m. Merrimack
  • Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
  • Brookville, NY
NEC Front Row W 31–20 0

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References edit

  1. ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 LIU Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.