2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

American college football season

2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football

NEC co-champion

NCAA Division I First Round, L 27–37 at Fordham

Conference| Northeast Conference
Record| 10–3 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach|

* Mark Nofri (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Kevin Bolis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| Dave Wissman (3rd season)
Home stadium| Campus Field

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Northeast Conference football standings

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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

The 2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Duquesne. Due to a head-to-head win the Duquesne, Sacred Heart earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The Pioneers made the first playoff appearance in program history, losing in the first round to Fordham. The team played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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August 31| 6:00 p.m.| at Marist*|

* Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
* Poughkeepsie, NY

| | W 37–21| 3,365
September 7| 6:00 p.m.| at Lafayette*|

* Fisher Stadium
* Easton, PA

| | W 26–24| 6,238
September 14| 6:00 p.m.| Lincoln (PA)*|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| | W 45–3| 2,176
September 21| 1:00 p.m.| Chowan*|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| NECFR| W 78–35| 2,884
September 28| 6:00 p.m.| at Bucknell*|

* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| | W 16–0| 3,782
October 5| 1:00 p.m.| Wagner|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| NECFR| L 20–23| 4,288
October 12| 1:00 p.m.| Central Connecticut|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| NECFR| W 59–36| 1,190
October 19| 1:00 p.m.| at Bryant|

* Bulldog Stadium
* Smithfield, RI

| NECFR| W 56–28| 1,568
October 26| 12:00 p.m.| at Saint Francis (PA)|

* DeGol Field
* Loretto, PA

| NECFR| L 10–24| 1,723
November 2| 1:00 p.m.| Monmouth*|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| NECFR| W 24–21| 1,646
November 9| 12:00 p.m.| Duquesne|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| ESPN3| W 10–0| 1,466
November 16| 12:00 p.m.| at Robert Morris|

* Joe Walton Stadium
* Moon Township, PA

| NECFR| W 42–25| 1,133
November 30| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 9 Fordham*|

* Coffey Field
* Bronx, NY (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPN3| L 27–37| 4,787

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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1. ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
2. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2024.

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Sacred Heart Pioneers football

Venues|

* Campus Field (1993–present)

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1991
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Northeast Conference football champions

* Monmouth & Robert Morris (1996)
* Robert Morris (1997)
* Monmouth & Robert Morris (1998)
* Robert Morris (1999)
* Robert Morris (2000)
* Sacred Heart (2001)
* Albany (2002)
* Albany & Monmouth (2003)
* Central Connecticut State & Monmouth (2004)
* Central Connecticut State & Stony Brook (2005)
* Monmouth (2006)
* Albany (2007)
* Albany (2008)
* Central Connecticut State (2009)
* Central Connecticut State & Robert Morris (2010)
* Albany & Duquesne (2011)
* Albany & Wagner (2012)
* Duquesne & Sacred Heart (2013)
* Sacred Heart & Wagner (2014)
* Duquesne (2015)
* Saint Francis (2016)
* Central Connecticut (2017)
* Duquesne & Sacred Heart (2018)
* Central Connecticut (2019)
* Sacred Heart (2020)
* Sacred Heart (2021)
* Saint Francis (2022)
* Duquesne (2023)
* Central Connecticut & Duquesne (2024)

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2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Bethune-Cookman
* Butler
* Coastal Carolina
* Eastern Illinois
* Eastern Washington
* Fordham
* Furman
* Jacksonville State
* Lafayette
* Maine
* McNeese State
* Montana
* New Hampshire
* North Dakota State
* Northern Arizona
* Sacred Heart
* Sam Houston State
* Samford
* South Carolina State
* South Dakota State
* Southeastern Louisiana
* Southern Utah
* Tennessee State
* Towson

Champion – North Dakota State
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