American college football season
2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
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Record | 7–5 (4–3 NEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Gardner (3rd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Michael Cooke (3rd season) |
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Home stadium | Campus Field |
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Seasons |
2019 Northeast Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^ | | 7 | – | 0 | | | | | 11 | – | 1 | |
Robert Morris | | 6 | – | 1 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Duquesne | | 4 | – | 3 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
Sacred Heart | | 4 | – | 3 | | | | | 7 | – | 5 | |
Saint Francis (PA) | | 3 | – | 4 | | | | | 6 | – | 6 | |
Bryant | | 3 | – | 4 | | | | | 4 | – | 8 | |
Wagner | | 1 | – | 6 | | | | | 1 | – | 11 | |
LIU | | 0 | – | 7 | | | | | 0 | – | 10 | |
Merrimack * | | 0 | – | 0 | | | | | 6 | – | 5 | |
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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
- * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule
Rankings from STATS Poll |
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 |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Maine* | | FloSports | L 14–42 | 7,478 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | | NEC Front Row | W 30–10 | 4,187 |
September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lafayette* | | Stadium | W 56–40 | 5,119 |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at LIU | | NEC Front Row | W 34–10 | 2,482 |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| ESPN3 | L 3–28 | 5,402 |
October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Penn* | | ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 6,033 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Duquesne | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| ESPN3 | L 6–20 | 5,151 |
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 24–17 | 3,778 |
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
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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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 movements
Legend: RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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References
- ^ a b "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.