[1] The game featured the south division champions Bucknell Bison and the North division champions Holy Cross Crusaders in the conference's first championship game.
The game was held because the Patriot League split into two divisions for the first time in its history, after the Georgetown Hoyas opted out of the 2021 spring football season.
The game was played between the Holy Cross Crusaders and the Bucknell Bison.
This was the 37th overall meeting between the programs; Holy Cross entered the game leading the all-time series, 23-13.
Holy Cross had been the Patriot League champions 7 times prior in 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2019.