2022 LIU Sharks football team

The 2022 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) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Sharks, led by first-year head coach Ron Cooper, played their home games at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.

2022 LIU Sharks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–7 (4–3 NEC)
Head coach	Ron Cooper (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kort Shankweiler (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	John Roberts (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (1st season)
Home stadium	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium

2022 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Saint Francis (PA) $^		7	–	0					9	–	3
Merrimack *		6	–	1					8	–	3
LIU		4	–	3					4	–	7
Duquesne		3	–	4					4	–	7
Sacred Heart		3	–	4					5	–	6
Central Connecticut		2	–	5					2	–	9
Stonehill *		2	–	5					4	–	5
Wagner		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Merrimack and Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 0–37	21,291
September 10	1:00 p.m.	No. 6 Villanova*	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	L 21–38	4,812
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at Kent State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 10–63	15,452
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Bryant*	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	L 29–31	1,134
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Merrimack	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	NEC Front Row	L 23–24	12,622
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	L 7–57	5,116
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	L 26–37	998
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	W 50–48 2OT	818
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	ESPN3	W 29–20	672
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Stonehill	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	W 34–28	532
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Farfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 37–34	4,763
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Rockets	3	17	0	17	37

See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

No. 6 Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Wildcats	3	14	14	7	38
Sharks	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team

At Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	7	3	0	0	10
Golden Flashes	7	28	14	14	63

See also: 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	7	7	3	31
Sharks	7	6	7	9	29

See also: 2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team

At Merrimack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	3	17	3	0	23
Warriors	3	7	0	14	24

See also: 2022 Merrimack Warriors football team

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	16	17	17	57
Sharks	7	0	0	0	7

See also: 2022 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	0	16	3	7	26
Seahawks	7	17	6	7	37

See also: 2022 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Sharks	0	7	28	0	7	8	50
Dukes	7	7	7	14	7	6	48

See also: 2022 Duquesne Dukes football team

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	0	0	13	20
Sharks	13	3	6	7	29

See also: 2022 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Stonehill

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	7	7	14	28
Sharks	14	13	0	7	34

See also: 2022 Stonehill Skyhawks football team

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	7	14	16	0	37
Pioneers	0	10	7	17	34

See also: 2022 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team