American college football season
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]
Offense
Jordan Meachum – RB
Defense
Chris Agyemang – DL
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 p.m. at No. 7 Maine * FloSports L 14–427,478
September 7 6:00 p.m. Bucknell * NEC Front Row W 30–104,187
September 14 12:30 p.m. at Lafayette * Stadium W 56–405,119
September 21 1:00 p.m. at LIU NEC Front Row W 34–102,482
October 5 2:00 p.m. Central Connecticut Campus Field Fairfield, CT ESPN3 L 3–285,402
October 12 1:00 p.m. at Penn * ESPN+ L 24–386,033
October 19 12:00 p.m. Duquesne Campus Field Fairfield, CT ESPN3 L 6–205,151
October 26 12:00 p.m. at Saint Francis NEC Front Row W 36–33OT 1,045
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Bryant NEC Front Row W 24–173,778
November 9 12:00 p.m. Wagner Campus Field Fairfield, CT NEC Front Row W 41–7
November 16 12:00 p.m. Lehigh * Campus Field Fairfield, CT NEC Front Row W 13–6
November 23 12:00 p.m. at Robert Morris NEC Front Row L 14–16
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings 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
Pionners
7
0
0
7
14
No. 7 Black Bears
21
21
0
0
42
Bucknell
1
2
3
4
Total
Bison
0
3
7
0
10
Pioneers
0
23
0
7
30
At Lafayette
1
2
3
4
Total
Pioneers
14
7
21
14
56
Leopards
3
21
3
13
40
At LIU
1
2
3
4
Total
Pioneers
6
13
8
7
34
Sharks
7
0
3
0
10
Central Connecticut
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
7
7
14
0
28
Pioneers
0
3
0
0
3
At Penn
1
2
3
4
Total
Pioneers
0
10
7
7
24
Quakers
14
10
0
14
38
Duquesne
1
2
3
4
Total
Dukes
3
14
0
3
20
Pioneers
0
0
6
0
6
At Saint Francis
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Pioneers
3
7
6
14 6
36
Red Flash
10
10
3
7 3
33
At Bryant
1
2
3
4
Total
Pioneers
0
14
10
0
24
Bulldogs
0
14
0
3
17
Wagner
1
2
3
4
Total
Seahawks
0
7
0
0
7
Pioneers
0
0
10
31
41
Lehigh
1
2
3
4
Total
Mountain Hawks
0
3
3
0
6
Pioneers
0
0
0
13
13
At Robert Morris
1
2
3
4
Total
Pioneers
7
0
7
0
14
Colonials
0
7
3
6
16
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS RV Coaches
References