2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Gardner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMichael Cooke (3rd season)
Home stadiumCampus Field
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
Robert Morris   6 – 1     7 – 5  
Duquesne   4 – 3     6 – 5  
  4 – 3     7 – 5  
Saint Francis (PA)   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Bryant   3 – 4     4 – 8  
Wagner   1 – 6     1 – 11  
LIU   0 – 7     0 – 10  
Merrimack *   0 – 0     6 – 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Pioneers were picked to finish in second place.[1]

Predicted finish Team (1st place votes)
1 Duquesne (7)
2 Sacred Heart (1)
3 Central Connecticut
4 Wagner
5 Bryant
6 Saint Francis
7 Robert Morris
8 LIU

Preseason All-NEC team

The Pioneers had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at No. 7 Maine*
FloSportsL 14–427,478
September 76:00 p.m.Bucknell*
NEC Front RowW 30–104,187
September 1412:30 p.m.at Lafayette*
StadiumW 56–405,119
September 211:00 p.m.at LIU
NEC Front RowW 34–102,482
October 52:00 p.m.Central Connecticut
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
ESPN3L 3–285,402
October 121:00 p.m.at Penn*
ESPN+L 24–386,033
October 1912:00 p.m.Duquesne
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
ESPN3L 6–205,151
October 2612:00 p.m.at Saint Francis
NEC Front RowW 36–33OT1,045
November 21:00 p.m.at Bryant
NEC Front RowW 24–173,778
November 912:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowW 41–7
November 1612:00 p.m.Lehigh*
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowW 13–6
November 2312:00 p.m.at Robert Morris
NEC Front RowL 14–16
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

Game summaries

At No. 7 Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 0 0 7 14
No. 7 Black Bears 21 21 0 0 42
See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 3 7 0 10
Pioneers 0 23 0 7 30
See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

At Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 14 7 21 14 56
Leopards 3 21 3 13 40
See also: 2019 Lafayette Leopards football team

At LIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 6 13 8 7 34
Sharks 7 0 3 0 10
See also: 2019 LIU Sharks football team

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 14 0 28
Pioneers 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Penn

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 0 10 7 7 24
Quakers 14 10 0 14 38
See also: 2019 Penn Quakers football team

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 14 0 3 20
Pioneers 0 0 6 0 6
See also: 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team

At Saint Francis

1 2 3 4OT Total
Pioneers 3 7 6 146 36
Red Flash 10 10 3 73 33
See also: 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 0 14 10 0 24
Bulldogs 0 14 0 3 17
See also: 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 0 0 7
Pioneers 0 0 10 31 41
See also: 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountain Hawks 0 3 3 0 6
Pioneers 0 0 0 13 13
See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Pioneers 7 0 7 0 14
Colonials 0 7 3 6 16
See also: 2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV
Coaches

References

  1. ^ a b "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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