2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Gardner (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cooke (7th season)
Home stadiumCampus Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Duquesne $^   6 – 1     7 – 5  
Saint Francis (PA)   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Merrimack   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Stonehill *   4 – 3     5 – 5  
LIU   4 – 3     4 – 7  
Wagner   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Sacred Heart   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Central Connecticut   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the NEC. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Lafayette*
NEC Front RowL 14–195,634
September 912:30 p.m.at Georgetown*
ESPN+L 10–272,009
September 161:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowL 10–175,174
September 2312:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)
NEC Front RowW 37–341,167
September 301:00 p.m.Merrimack
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowL 7–178,552
October 71:00 p.m.at LIU
NEC Front RowL 13–232,339
October 1412:00 p.m.at Yale*
ESPN+L 3–313,739
October 211:00 p.m.at Stonehill
NEC Front RowL 19–22 2OT2,422
October 2812:00 p.m.Duquesnedagger
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
ESPN+L 0–276,822
November 412:00 p.m.Central Connecticut
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowW 31–245,547
November 1812:00 p.m.at UConn*
WFSBL 3–3119,053

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References

  1. ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Sacred Heart Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 6, 2023.