2020 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team information
American college football season
2020Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC champion
NEC Championship Game, W 34–27 OT vs. Duquesne
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 10–19 vs. Delaware
Conference
Northeast Conference
Record
3–2 (2–1 NEC)
Head coach
Mark Nofri (8th season)
Offensive coordinator
Matt Gardner (4th season)
Defensive coordinator
Michael Cooke (4th season)
Home stadium
Campus Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Northeast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Duquesne y
4
–
0
4
–
1
Sacred Heart y$^
2
–
1
3
–
2
LIU
2
–
2
2
–
2
Bryant
2
–
2
2
–
2
Wagner
0
–
2
0
–
2
Merrimack*
0
–
3
0
–
3
Championship: Sacred Heart 34, Duquesne 27 (OT)
$ – Conference champion
y – Championship game participant
^ – FCS playoff participant
Note: Due to COVID-19, the Northeast suspended the 2020 football season. * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Central Connecticut and Saint Francis (PA) opted out of the spring season.
Rankings from STATS Poll
The 2020 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Nofri and played their home games at Campus Field.
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