2021 Merrimack Warriors football team

2021 Merrimack Warriors football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach	Dan Curran (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Gennetti (17th season)
Home stadium	Duane Stadium (capacity: 4,000)

2021 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart $^		6	–	1					8	–	4
Duquesne		5	–	2					7	–	3
Bryant		5	–	2					7	–	4
Central Connecticut		4	–	3					4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	3					5	–	6
Merrimack *		2	–	5					5	–	6
LIU		2	–	5					2	–	8
Wagner		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II

The 2021 Merrimack Warriors football team represented Merrimack College as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Warriors, led by ninth-year head coach Dan Curran, played their home games at Duane Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m.	Saint Anselm *	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA		W 55–23	3,827
September 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	ESPN+	W 35–21	8,211
September 18	12:00 p.m.	at Maine*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	ESPN+	L 26–31	5,041
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		W 47–10	1,843
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA		L 14–37	12,147
October 9	2:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		L 10–20	4,993
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY		W 43–5	1,149
October 30	1:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA		L 21–49	1,148
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY		W 35–26	1,607
November 13	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		L 6–22	834
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA		L 14–58	2,318
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time