2001 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team information
Sacred Heart University in the 2001 NCAA Division I FCS football season
2001Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC champion ECAC Bowl champion
ECAC Bowl, W 31–15 vs. Duquesne
Conference
Northeast Conference
Record
11–0 (8–0 NEC)
Head coach
Jim Fleming (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Bill Lacey (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator
Mark Nofri (2nd season)
Home stadium
Campus Field
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Northeast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Sacred Heart $
8
–
0
11
–
0
Robert Morris
6
–
1
6
–
3
Albany
5
–
2
7
–
3
Monmouth
5
–
2
7
–
3
Stony Brook
3
–
5
3
–
6
Wagner
3
–
5
3
–
6
Central Connecticut
2
–
5
2
–
7
St. John's
1
–
6
1
–
9
Saint Francis (PA)
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
The 2001 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Sacred Heart University of Fairfield, Connecticut as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final year under head coach Jim Fleming, the Pioneers compiled an 11–0 record (8–0 against NEC opponents), won the NEC championship, defeated Duquesne in the ECAC Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 450 to 167.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Marvin Royal with 1,043 net rushing yards and 108 points scored (18 touchdowns), J. Holtfreter with 2,581 passing yards, D. Johnson with 1,157 receiving yards.[2]
The team played its home games at Campus Field in Fairfield.
^"Sacred Heart Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^"Sacred Heart Combined Team Statistics (2001)" (PDF). Sacred Heart University. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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