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 season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator	Dave Wissman
Home stadium	Campus Field (Capacity: 3,500)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Northeast Conference football standings
v t	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

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

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

at Stetson[]

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

Valparaiso[]

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

Marist[]

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

at Stony Brook[]

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

at Wagner[]

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

at Cornell[]

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

Robert Morris[]

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

Saint Francis (PA)[]

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

at Central Connecticut[]

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

at Duquesne[]

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

Bryant[]

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

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