2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	6–5 (1–5 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bolis (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Wissman (6th season)
Home stadium	Campus Field
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	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

The 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth place in the NEC. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

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	12:00 p.m.	at Cornell*	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ILDN	W 31–24	6,739
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 16–10	2,446
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 17–38	1,716
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	L 35–37	2,217
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 10–31	1,012
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Bryant	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 34–42	2,015
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[1][2]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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