2021 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2021 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Merritt (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Barese (2nd season)
Home stadium	Beirne Stadium (capacity: 4,400)

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 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Chris Merritt, played their home games at Beirne Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FCS	L 21–45	5,735
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI		W 17–6	2,276
September 18	3:30 p.m.	at Akron*	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPN3	L 14–35	8,779
September 25	6:00 p.m.	at Marist*	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 34–17	6,154
October 2	4:00 p.m.	Brown*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI		W 36–29	2,805
October 9	12:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 34–39	0
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI		W 18–17	3,150
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY		W 31–10	1,763
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	ESPN3	L 15–30	2,171
November 13	1:00 p.m.	LIU	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI		W 52–7	3,300
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at Merrimack	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA		W 58–14	2,318
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time