2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 27–37 at Fordham
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	10–3 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bolis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Wissman (3rd season)
Home stadium	Campus Field

2013 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart +^		4	–	2					10	–	3
Duquesne +		4	–	2					7	–	4
Robert Morris		3	–	3					5	–	6
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	3					5	–	6
Bryant		3	–	3					5	–	7
Central Connecticut		2	–	4					4	–	8
Wagner		2	–	4					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2013 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Duquesne. Due to a head-to-head win the Duquesne, Sacred Heart earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. The Pioneers made the first playoff appearance in program history, losing in the first round to Fordham. The team played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Marist*	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 37–21	3,365
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA		W 26–24	6,238
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 45–3	2,176
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Chowan*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 78–35	2,884
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA		W 16–0	3,782
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Wagner	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 20–23	4,288
October 12	1:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 59–36	1,190
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 56–28	1,568
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 10–24	1,723
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 24–21	1,646
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Duquesne	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	W 10–0	1,466
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 42–25	1,133
November 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 27–37	4,787
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
2. "2013 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2024.