2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

The 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Mark Nofri. They played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished with a record of 6–5, 1–5 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2016 record	6–5 (1–5 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator	Dave Wissman
Home stadium	Campus Field (Capacity: 3,500)

2016 Northeast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne +		5	–	1					8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) +^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Wagner		4	–	2					6	–	5
Bryant		4	–	2					5	–	6
Sacred Heart		1	–	5					6	–	5
Central Connecticut		1	–	5					2	–	9
Robert Morris		1	–	5					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Stetson*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	W 18–14	2,900
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	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*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	SHU Live	W 38–10	7,833
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	L 20–45	3,002
October 15	Noon	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ILDN	W 31–24	6,739
October 22	Noon	Robert Morris	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 16–10	2,446
October 29	Noon	Saint Francis (PA)	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 17–38	1,716
November 5	Noon	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)	NECFR	L 35–37	2,217
November 12	Noon	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 10–31	1,012
November 19	Noon	Bryant	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 34–42	2,015
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	6	0	6	6	18
Hatters	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2016 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	0	0	14
Pioneers	7	28	7	0	42

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 56–3

Marist

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	3	3	0	0	6
Pioneers	0	14	10	7	31

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2015	L 27–34

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	3	14	14	38
#20 Seawolves	7	3	0	0	10

See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2006	L 21–38

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	6	14	0	0	20
Seahawks	12	27	0	6	45

See also: 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2015	W 45–17

at Cornell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	14	10	7	0	31
Big Red	7	3	7	7	24

See also: 2016 Cornell Big Red football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 31–6

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	3	10
Pioneers	6	3	7	0	16

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–8	2015	W 16–7

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	10	7	14	38
Pioneers	0	10	7	0	17

See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–10	2015	L 14–23

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	14	14	35
Blue Devils	7	10	14	6	37

See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team and Constitution State Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	2015	L 10–26

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	7	0	10
Dukes	7	7	10	7	31

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2015	L 14–41

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	14	14	0	42
Pioneers	14	3	10	7	34

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2015	W 28–19

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