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2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

The 2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the NEC title. Sacred Heart earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, losing in the first round to Holy Cross. The team played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Gardner (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cooke (5th season)
Home stadiumCampus Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 46:00 p.m.Bucknell*
W 21–04,201
September 117:00 p.m.at Bryant
L 6–172,276
September 181:00 p.m.Morgan State*
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 21–74,626
September 251:30 p.m.at Dartmouth*
L 3–415,121
October 21:00 p.m.at Howard*
L 17–225,235
October 92:00 p.m.Merrimack
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 20–104,993
October 161:00 p.m.Central Connecticut
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 27–172,853
October 2312:30 p.m.Duquesne
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
ESPN3W 31–137,327
November 612:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)
W 14–131,077
November 1312:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 27–03,483
November 2012:00 p.m.at LIU
ESPN3W 38–141,092
November 2712:00 p.m.at No. 24 Holy Cross*
ESPN+L 10–134,163

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References

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  1. ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.


 

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