2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team
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.
| 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football | |
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NEC co-champion | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–1 NEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Matt Gardner |
| Defensive coordinator | Michael Cooke |
| Home stadium | Campus Field (Capacity: 3,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Duquesne +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart + | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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* |
| 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 |
| W 49–26 | 1,678 |
| November 3 | Noon | Robert Morris |
| W 38–7 | 1,556 |
| November 10 | Noon | at Duquesne | L 24–28 | 1,304 | |
| November 17 | Noon | Saint Francis (PA) |
| W 13–7 | 1,852 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Pioneers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Bison | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
At Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Cornell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Big Red | 16 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
Penn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Quakers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
At Dartmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Big Green | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
At Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Pioneers | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 49 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Pioneers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
At Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Dukes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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.
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