Sacred Heart Pioneers football

The Sacred Heart Pioneers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Sacred Heart University located in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1993.[2] The team plays its home games at the 3,334 seat Campus Field.

Sacred Heart Pioneers football
2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
First season1991
Head coachMark Nofri
6th season, 51–41 (.554)
StadiumCampus Field
(capacity: 3,334)
LocationFairfield, Connecticut
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceNortheast Conference
All-time record89–124 (.418)
Bowl record1–0 (1.000)
Claimed national titles1
Conference titles6
Consensus All-Americans3
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Websitesacredheartpioneers.com
For information on all Sacred Heart University sports, see Sacred Heart Pioneers

History

Classifications
  • 1991–1992: NCAA Division III
  • 1993–1998: NCAA Division II
  • 1999–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

Notable former players

Championships

Conference championships
Year Coach Conference Record
2001Jim FlemingNortheast Conference11–0
2013Mark NofriNortheast Conference10–3 †
2014Mark NofriNortheast Conference9–3 †
2018Mark NofriNortheast Conference7–4 †
2020Mark NofriNortheast Conference3–1
2021Mark NofriNortheast Conference6–1
Conference Championships 6

† denotes co-championship

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

Sacred Heart has made four appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their combined record is 0–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013First RoundFordhamL 27–37
2014First RoundFordhamL 22–44
2020First RoundDelawareL 10–19
2021First RoundHoly CrossL 10–13

References
  1. SHU Pioneers Official Logo Art. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. Sacred Heart Pioneers Archived 2016-10-25 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 1, 2016.
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