American college football season
The 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth place in the NEC. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Stetson* | | ESPN3 | W 18–14 | 2,900 |
September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso* | | 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* | | SHU Live | W 38–10 | 7,833 |
October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wagner | | ESPN3 | L 20–45 | 3,002 |
October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Cornell* | | ILDN | W 31–24 | 6,739 |
October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| NECFR | W 16–10 | 2,446 |
October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| NECFR | L 17–38 | 1,716 |
November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | | NECFR | L 35–37 | 2,217 |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | | NECFR | L 10–31 | 1,012 |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Bryant | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| ESPN3 | L 34–42 | 2,015 |
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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 |
References