2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

American college football season

2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football

NEC champion

NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–13 at Holy Cross

Conference| Northeast Conference
Record| 8–4 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach|

* Mark Nofri (10th season)

Offensive coordinator| Matt Gardner (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Mike Cooke (5th season)
Home stadium| Campus Field

Seasons

<- 2020

2022 ->

2021 Northeast Conference football standings

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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. 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.

## Schedule

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September 4| 6:00 p.m.| Bucknell*|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| | W 21–0| 4,201
September 11| 7:00 p.m.| at Bryant|

* Beirne Stadium
* Smithfield, RI

| | 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*|

* Memorial Field
* Hanover, NH

| | L 3–41| 5,121
October 2| 1:00 p.m.| at Howard*|

* William H. Greene Stadium
* Washington, DC

| | 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)|

* DeGol Field
* Loretto, 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|

* Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
* Brookville, NY

| ESPN3| W 38–14| 1,092
November 27| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 24 Holy Cross*|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPN+| L 10–13| 4,163

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from STATS 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 2021". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
2. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 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)

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2021 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

* Davidson
* East Tennessee State
* Eastern Washington
* Florida A&M
* Holy Cross
* Incarnate Word
* James Madison
* Kennesaw State
* Missouri State
* Montana
* Montana State
* North Dakota State
* Northern Iowa
* Sacramento State
* Sacred Heart
* Sam Houston
* South Dakota
* South Dakota State
* Southeastern Louisiana
* Southern Illinois
* Stephen F. Austin
* UC Davis
* UT Martin
* Villanova

Champion – North Dakota State

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