2021 Central Connecticut

4–⁠7 (4–⁠3 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Central Connecticut in 2021, game by game: lost vs. Southern Connecticut State 21–28; won at Wagner 21–19; lost vs. SE Louisiana 10–56; lost at Miami 0–69; lost vs. Columbia 20–22; lost at Sacred Heart 17–27; lost vs. Long Island University 13–30; won at Merrimack 49–21; won vs. Bryant 30–15; lost at Duquesne 27–31; won vs. Saint Francis 24–21+28−69Lost 21–28 vs. Southern Connecticut State-7Southern Connec…Won 21–19 at Wagner+2WagnerLost 10–56 vs. SE Louisiana-46SE LouisianaLost 0–69 at Miami-69MiamiLost 20–22 vs. Columbia-2ColumbiaLost 17–27 at Sacred Heart-10Sacred HeartLost 13–30 vs. Long Island University-17Long Island Uni…Won 49–21 at Merrimack+28MerrimackWon 30–15 vs. Bryant+15BryantLost 27–31 at Duquesne-4DuquesneWon 24–21 vs. Saint Francis+3Saint Francis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Francis 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠339
Coach
—
Elo
1299 −101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.4 No. 103 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Ambrosie
Defensive coordinator
Ron DiGravio

Leaders

Passing yardsRomelo Williams QB132 yds
Rushing yardsNasir Smith RB22 yds
Receiving yardsTyshaun James QB49 yds
TacklesJahlil Brown CB9 tkl
SacksChizurum Umunakwe LB1 sacks

Transfers in 1

The 2021 portal

Transfers out 0

No transfers out.

2021 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacred Heart6–⁠18–⁠4
Duquesne5–⁠27–⁠3
Bryant5–⁠27–⁠4
Saint Francis4–⁠35–⁠6
Central Connecticut4–⁠34–⁠7
Merrimack2–⁠55–⁠6
Long Island University2–⁠52–⁠8
Wagner0–⁠70–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.