2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–5 (5–3 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Gardner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Cooke (3rd season)
Home stadium	Campus Field
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^		7	–	0					11	–	1
Robert Morris		6	–	1					7	–	5
Duquesne		4	–	3					6	–	5
Sacred Heart		4	–	3					7	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	4					6	–	6
Bryant		3	–	4					4	–	8
Wagner		1	–	6					1	–	11
LIU		0	–	7					0	–	10
Merrimack *		0	–	0					6	–	5
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Nofri and played their home games at Campus Field.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason coaches' poll[edit]

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Pioneers were picked to finish in second place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place votes)
1	Duquesne (7)
2	Sacred Heart (1)
3	Central Connecticut
4	Wagner
5	Bryant
6	Saint Francis
7	Robert Morris
8	LIU

Preseason All-NEC team[edit]

The Pioneers had two players at two positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Maine*	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 14–42	7,478
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 30–10	4,187
September 14	12:30 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	Stadium	W 56–40	5,119
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	W 34–10	2,482
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Campus Field Fairfield, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 3–28	5,402
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 24–38	6,033
October 19	Noon	Duquesne	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 6–20	5,151
October 26	Noon	at Saint Francis	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 36–33OT	1,045
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NEC Front Row	W 24–17	3,778
November 9	Noon	Wagner	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 41–7
November 16	Noon	Lehigh*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 13–6
November 23	Noon	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row	L 14–16
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[edit]

At No. 7 Maine[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pionners	7	0	0	7	14
No. 7 Black Bears	21	21	0	0	42

Bucknell[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	3	7	0	10
Pioneers	0	23	0	7	30

At Lafayette[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	14	7	21	14	56
Leopards	3	21	3	13	40

At LIU[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	6	13	8	7	34
Sharks	7	0	3	0	10

Central Connecticut[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	14	0	28
Pioneers	0	3	0	0	3

At Penn[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	10	7	7	24
Quakers	14	10	0	14	38

Duquesne[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	14	0	3	20
Pioneers	0	0	6	0	6

At Saint Francis[edit]

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Pioneers	3	7	6	14	6	36
Red Flash	10	10	3	7	3	33

At Bryant[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	14	10	0	24
Bulldogs	0	14	0	3	17

Wagner[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	0	0	7
Pioneers	0	0	10	31	41

Lehigh[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	3	0	6
Pioneers	0	0	0	13	13

At Robert Morris[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	0	7	0	14
Colonials	0	7	3	6	16

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches

References[edit]