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
(capacity: 3,334)
2021 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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. The Pioneers, led by ninth-year head coach Mark Nofri, played their home games at Campus Field.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 6:00 p.m. Bucknell* W 21–0 4,201
September 11 7:00 p.m. at Bryant L 6–17 2,276
September 18 1:00 p.m. Morgan State*
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 21–7 4,626
September 25 1:30 p.m. at Dartmouth* L 3–41 5,121
October 2 1:00 p.m. at Howard* L 17–22 5,235
October 9 2:00 p.m. Merrimack
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 20–10 4,993
October 16 1:00 p.m. Central Connecticut
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 27–17 2,853
October 23 12:30 p.m. Duquesne
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
ESPN3 W 31–13 7,327
November 6 12:00 p.m. at Saint Francis (PA) W 14–13 1,077
November 13 12:00 p.m. Wagner
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 27–0 3,483
November 20 12:00 p.m. at LIU ESPN3 W 38–14 1,092
November 27 12:00 p.m. at No. 24 Holy Cross* ESPN+ L 10–134,163

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References

  1. "2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.


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