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

2016 Northeast Conference football standings

	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.

Schedule

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

Game summaries

At Stetson

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

See also: 2016 Stetson Hatters football team

Valparaiso

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

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

Marist

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

See also: 2016 Marist Red Foxes football team

At Stony Brook

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

See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At Wagner

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

See also: 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Cornell

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

See also: 2016 Cornell Big Red football team

Robert Morris

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

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Saint Francis (PA)

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

See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

At Central Connecticut

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

See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

At Duquesne

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

See also: 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

Bryant

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

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team