2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2016 record	6–5 (1–5 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator	Dave Wissman
Home stadium	Campus Field (Capacity: 3,500)

2016 NEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne +		5	–	1					8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) +^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Wagner		4	–	2					6	–	5
Bryant		4	–	2					5	–	6
Sacred Heart		1	–	5					6	–	5
Central Connecticut		1	–	5					2	–	9
Robert Morris		1	–	5					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Mark Nofri. They played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished with a record of 6–5, 1–5 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	at Stetson*	Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 18–14	2,900
September 10	1:00 PM	Valparaiso*	Campus Field • Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 42–14	2,406
September 17	5:00 PM	Marist*	Campus Field • Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 31–6	3,293
September 24	6:00 PM	at No. 20 Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY	SHU Live	W 38–10	7,833
October 1	6:00 PM	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	L 20–45	3,002
October 15	12:00 PM	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY	ILDN	W 31–24	6,739
October 22	12:00 PM	Robert Morris	Campus Field • Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 16–10	2,446
October 29	12:00 PM	Saint Francis (PA)	Campus Field • Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 17–38	1,716
November 5	12:00 PM	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field • New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)	NECFR	L 35–37	2,217
November 12	12:00 PM	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 10–31	1,012
November 19	12:00 PM	Bryant	Campus Field • Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 34–42	2,015
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

at Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	6	0	6	6	18
Hatters	7	7	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	0	0	14
Pioneers	7	28	7	0	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 56–3

Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	3	3	0	0	6
Pioneers	0	14	10	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2015	L 27–34

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	3	14	14	38
#20 Seawolves	7	3	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2006	L 21–38

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	6	14	0	0	20
Seahawks	12	27	0	6	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2015	W 45–17

at Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	14	10	7	0	31
Big Red	7	3	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 31–6

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	3	10
Pioneers	6	3	7	0	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–8	2015	W 16–7

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	10	7	14	38
Pioneers	0	10	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–10	2015	L 14–23

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	14	14	35
Blue Devils	7	10	14	6	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	2015	L 10–26

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	7	0	10
Dukes	7	7	10	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2015	L 14–41

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	14	14	0	42
Pioneers	14	3	10	7	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2015	W 28–19

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