Year: | 2013 |
Team: | Sacred Heart Pioneers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Northeast Conference |
Short Conf: | NEC |
Record: | 10–3 |
Conf Record: | 4–2 |
Head Coach: | Mark Nofri |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Off Coach: | Kevin Bolis |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Def Coach: | Dave Wissman |
Dc Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Campus Field |
Champion: | NEC co-champion |
Bowl: | NCAA Division I First Round |
Bowl Result: | L 27–37 at Fordham |
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.