2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
Northeast Conference Co–Champions
Conference Northeast Conference
2013 record 10–3 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach Mark Nofri (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator Dave Wissman
Home stadium Campus Field
(Capacity: 3,334)
2013 NEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Sacred Heart +^   4 2         10 3  
Duquesne +   4 2         7 4  
Robert Morris   3 3         5 6  
Saint Francis (PA)   3 3         5 6  
Bryant   3 3         5 7  
Central Connecticut   2 4         4 8  
Wagner   2 4         3 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Mark Nofri in his first official year as head coach after serving as the interim head coach in 2012. They played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers finished the season 10–3, 4–2 in NEC play to share the NEC championship with Duquesne. Due to their win over Dequesne, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, their first ever playoff appearance, where they were defeated in the first round by Fordham.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM at Marist* Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY W 37–21   3,365
September 7 6:00 PM at Lafayette* Fisher FieldEaston, PA W 26–24   6,238
September 14 6:00 PM Lincoln* Campus FieldFairfield, CT W 45–3   2,176
September 21 1:00 PM Chowan*dagger Campus Field • Fairfield, CT NECFR W 78–35   2,884
September 28 6:00 PM at Bucknell* Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA W 16–0   3,782
October 5 1:00 PM Wagner Campus Field • Fairfield, CT NECFR L 20–23   4,288
October 12 1:00 PM Central Connecticut Campus Field • Fairfield, CT (Constitution State Rivalry) NECFR W 59–36   1,190
October 19 1:00 PM at Bryant Bulldog StadiumSmithfield, RI NECFR W 56–28   1,568
October 26 12:00 PM at Saint Francis (PA) DeGol FieldLoretto, PA NECFR L 10–24   1,723
November 2 1:00 PM Monmouth* Campus Field • Fairfield, CT NECFR W 24–21   1,646
November 9 12:00 PM Duquesne Campus Field • Fairfield, CT ESPN3 W 10–0   1,466
November 16 12:00 PM at Robert Morris Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA NECFR W 42–25   1,133
November 30 1:00 PM at No. 9 Fordham* Coffey FieldBronx, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 L 27–37   4,787
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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