2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

American college football season

2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football

Northeast Conference Co–Champions

FCS Playoffs First Round vs Fordham, L 27–37

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

* Mark Nofri (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator| Dave Wissman
Home stadium| Campus Field

Seasons

<- 2012

2014 ->

2013 Northeast Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| 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

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 and 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[edit]

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

|
|
|
|
|
|

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*|

* 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 (Constitution State Rivalry)

| 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| Noon| 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| Noon| Duquesne|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| ESPN3| W 10–0| 1,466
November 16| Noon| 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 (FCS Playoffs First Round)

| ESPN3| L 27–37| 4,787

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

* Source: Schedule

## References[edit]

* v
* t
* e

Sacred Heart Pioneers football

Venues|

* Campus Field (1993–present)

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
* t
* e

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)

* v
* t
* e

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
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses