2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Gardner (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cooke (7th season)
Home stadiumCampus Field
2023 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Duquesne $^   6 – 1     7 – 5  
Saint Francis (PA)   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Merrimack   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Stonehill *   4 – 3     5 – 5  
LIU   4 – 3     4 – 7  
Wagner   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Sacred Heart   2 – 5     2 – 9  
Central Connecticut   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the NEC. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.Lafayette*
NEC Front RowL 14–195,634
September 912:30 p.m.at Georgetown*
ESPN+L 10–272,009
September 161:00 p.m.Wagner
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowL 10–175,174
September 2312:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA)
NEC Front RowW 37–341,167
September 301:00 p.m.Merrimack
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowL 7–178,552
October 71:00 p.m.at LIU
NEC Front RowL 13–232,339
October 1412:00 p.m.at Yale*
ESPN+L 3–313,739
October 211:00 p.m.at Stonehill
NEC Front RowL 19–22 2OT2,422
October 2812:00 p.m.Duquesne
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
ESPN+L 0–276,822
November 412:00 p.m.Central Connecticut
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
NEC Front RowW 31–245,547
November 1812:00 p.m.at UConn*
WFSBL 3–3119,053

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Game summaries

at UConn

See also: 2023 UConn Huskies football team
Sacred Heart Pioneers at UConn Huskies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pioneers 0 3 003
Huskies 17 7 0731

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 12:03 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, Wind NW 12 MPH, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 19,053
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (WFSB): Randy Brochu & Marc Robbins
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • UCONN – McFadden, Joe 50 yd field goal, 8:50. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 04:25
  • UCONN – Ross, Cameron 46 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:45. Huskies 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:10
  • UCONN – Joly, Justin 12 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 0:38. Huskies 17–0. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, TOP 03:39

Second Quarter

  • SHU – Renzi, Sam 24 yd field goal, 2:02. Huskies 17–3. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, TOP 05:16
  • UCONN – Hicks, Kylish 14 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 0:17. Huskies 24–3. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, TOP 01:38

Fourth Quarter

  • UCONN – Buckman, Brett 11 yd pass from Roberson, Ta'Quan (McFadden, Joe kick), 5:37. Huskies 31–3. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 04:50

Statistics

Statistics SHU CONN
First downs 13 24
Total yards 224 407
Rushing yards 78 206
Passing yards 146 201
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 26:58 32:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Sacred Heart Passing Rob McCoy 17/26, 146 yds
Rushing Rob McCoy 9 att, 31 yds
Receiving Aboraa Kwarteng 5 rec, 45 yds
Defense Marques Mason 12 tackles
UConn Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 22/35, 201 yds, 4 TDs
Rushing Cam Edwards 12 att, 90 yds
Receiving Justin Joly 9 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD
Defense Jackson Mitchell 11 tackles

References

  1. ^ "2023 Sacred Heart Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Sacred Heart Pioneers Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Sacred Heart University Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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