American college football season
2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football |
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NEC co-champion |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
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Record | 7–4 (5–1 NEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Gardner |
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Defensive coordinator | Michael Cooke |
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Home stadium | Campus Field |
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The 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Nofri and played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–1 in NEC play to be NEC co-champions with Duquesne. Due to their head-to-head loss to Duquesne, they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive and at-large bid.
Preseason
NEC coaches poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Pioneers predicted to finish in sixth place.[1] They did not place any players on the preseason all-NEC team.
Predicted finish | Team |
1 | Central Connecticut |
2 | Duquesne |
3 | Bryant |
4 | Saint Francis |
5 | Wagner |
6 | Sacred Heart |
7 | Robert Morris |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | | W 35–6 | 4,157 |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Bucknell* | | W 30–14 | 1,872 |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wagner | | W 41–14 | 3,178 |
September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at Cornell* | | L 24–43 | 3,620 |
October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Penn* | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| L 27–31 | 4,503 |
October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at Dartmouth* | | L 0–42 | 3,138 |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | | W 28–25 | 5,117 |
October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| W 49–26 | 1,678 |
November 3 | Noon | Robert Morris | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| W 38–7 | 1,556 |
November 10 | Noon | at Duquesne | | L 24–28 | 1,304 |
November 17 | Noon | Saint Francis (PA) | - Campus Field
- Fairfield, CT
| W 13–7 | 1,852 |
- *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
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Pioneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Big Red | 16 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Quakers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
At Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Big Green | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
At Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Blue Devils | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
Pioneers | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 49 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonials | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Pioneers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
At Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pioneers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Dukes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Red Flash | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Pioneers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
References
- ^ "Northeast Conference - Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team". www.northeastconference.org.