2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
| 2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football | |
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Northeast Conference Co–Champions | |
FCS Playoffs First Round vs Fordham, L 27–37 | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| 2013 record | 10–3 (4–2 NEC) |
| Head coach | Mike Nofri (1st year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Kevin Bolis |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Wissman |
| Home stadium |
Campus Field (Capacity: 3,334) |
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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 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 Mike 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 | ||
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| August 31 | 6:00 PM | at Marist* | Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY | W 37–21 | 3,365 | |||
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | at Lafayette* | Fisher Field • Easton, PA | W 26–24 | 6,238 | |||
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Lincoln* | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | W 45–3 | 2,176 | |||
| September 21 | 1:00 PM | Chowan* |
Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | NECFR | W 78–35 | 2,884 | ||
| September 28 | 6:00 PM | at Bucknell* | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, 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 Stadium • Smithfield, RI | NECFR | W 56–28 | 1,568 | ||
| October 26 | 12:00 PM | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol Field • Loretto, 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 Stadium • Moon Township, PA | NECFR | W 42–25 | 1,133 | ||
| November 30 | 1:00 PM | at #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. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
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