2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

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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 in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Mark Nofri. They played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished with a record of 6–5, 1–5 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

September 37:00 PMat Stetson*

• Spec Martin Stadium
• DeLand, FL

ESPN3W 18–14 2,900 September 101:00 PMValparaiso*

• Campus Field
• Fairfield, CT

NECFRW 42–14 2,406 September 175:00 PMMarist*

• Campus Field
• Fairfield, CT

NECFRW 31–6 3,293 September 246:00 PMat No. 20 Stony Brook*

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

SHU LiveW 38–10 7,833 October 16:00 PMat Wagner

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

ESPN3L 20–45 3,002 October 1512:00 PMat Cornell*

• Schoellkopf Field
• Ithaca, NY

ILDNW 31–24 6,739 October 2212:00 PMRobert Morris

• Campus Field
• Fairfield, CT

NECFRW 16–10 2,446 October 2912:00 PMSaint Francis (PA)

• Campus Field
• Fairfield, CT

NECFRL 17–38 1,716 November 512:00 PMat Central Connecticut

• Arute Field
• New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)

NECFRL 35–37 2,217 November 1212:00 PMat Duquesne

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

NECFRL 10–31 1,012 November 1912:00 PMBryant

• Campus Field
• Fairfield, CT

ESPN3L 34–42 2,015

• Source: Schedule

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 56–3

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2015	L 27–34

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2006	L 21–38

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2015	W 45–17

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	W 31–6

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–8	2015	W 16–7

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–10	2015	L 14–23

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 and Constitution State Rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	2015	L 10–26

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2015	L 14–41

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–3	2015	W 28–19