2020 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
| 2020 Sacred Heart Pioneers football | |
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NEC champion | |
NEC Championship Game, W 34–27 OT vs. Duquesne | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 10–19 vs. Delaware | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 3–2 (2–1 NEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Gardner (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Michael Cooke (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Campus Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne y | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart y$^ | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack* | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Sacred Heart 34, Duquesne 27 (OT) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacred Heart original's schedule for the fall of 2020 was cancelled, and the team played a shortened schedule in the spring of 2021 instead. Led by ninth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 3–2 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the NEC during the regular season. Sacred Heart qualified for the NEC Championship Game and defeated Duquesne to win the conference title. The Pioneers advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, losing in the first round to Delaware. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Schedule
[edit]Sacred Heart had games scheduled against Stony Brook (September 26) and Penn (October 10), which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| March 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | NEC Front Row | L 27–30 | ||
| March 14 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU | ESPN3 | W 35–7 | 400 | |
| March 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Merrimack |
| NEC Front Row | W 26–9 | |
| March 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wagner | Cancelled | |||
| April 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Duquesne* |
| ESPN3 | W 34–27 OT | |
| April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Delaware* | ESPN3 | L 10–19 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ West, Jenna. "Ivy League to Postpone Fall Athletics, No Date Set for Return". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ "2020 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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