2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team explained

Year:2018
Team:Sacred Heart Pioneers
Sport:football
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:7–4
Conf Record:5–1
Head Coach:Mark Nofri
Hc Year:7th
Off Coach:Matt Gardner
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Michael Cooke
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Campus Field
Champion:NEC co-champion

The 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the NEC title with Duquesne. Due to a head-to-head win over Sacred Heart, Duquesne earned the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship plays. The Pioneers did not received an at-large bid. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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.

1 Central Connecticut
2 Duquesne
3 Bryant
4 Saint Francis
5 Wagner
6 Sacred Heart
7 Robert Morris

Schedule

[2] [3]

Game summaries

Lafayette

See also: 2018 Lafayette Leopards football team.

At Bucknell

See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team.

At Wagner

See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team.

At Cornell

See also: 2018 Cornell Big Red football team.

Penn

See also: 2018 Penn Quakers football team.

At Dartmouth

See also: 2018 Dartmouth Big Green football team.

At Central Connecticut

See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team.

Bryant

See also: 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team.

Robert Morris

See also: 2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team.

At Duquesne

See also: 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team.

Saint Francis (PA)

See also: 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northeast Conference - Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team. www.northeastconference.org.
  2. Web site: . Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2018 . . July 24, 2024 .
  3. Web site: . 2018 Football Schedule . Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics . July 24, 2024 .