2014 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2014 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 22–44 vs. Fordham
Conference	Northeast Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 22
Record	9–3 (5–1 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator	Dave Wissman
Home stadium	Campus Field (Capacity: 3,500)

2014 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart +^		5	–	1					9	–	3
Wagner +		5	–	1					7	–	4
Bryant		4	–	2					8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) *		3	–	3					5	–	6
Duquesne		2	–	4					6	–	6
Central Connecticut		1	–	5					3	–	9
Robert Morris		1	–	5					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Saint Francis (PA) ineligible for FCS playoffs due to APR violation

The 2014 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mark Nofri. They played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). They finished the season 9–3 overall and 5–1 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Wagner. They received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Fordham.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Marist*		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 28–7	3,500
September 6	7:00 p.m.	Lafayette*		Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 27–14	1,990
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Assumption*		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 44–14	1,427
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Bucknell*		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 20–36	3,471
October 4	3:30 p.m.	at No. 24 Delaware*		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE		W 10–7	14,894
October 11	Noon	Robert Morris		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 52–13	654
October 18	Noon	at Duquesne		Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 23–20	1,345
October 25	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	No. 24	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 27–30	4,601
November 1	3:30 p.m.	at Wagner		Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	W 23–7	2,436
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut		Arute Field New Britain, CT (Constitution State Rivalry)	NECFR	W 35–27	2,511
November 15	Noon	No. 21 Bryant		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	W 14–7	2,605
November 29	Noon	at No. 9 Fordham*		Coffey Field Bronx, NY (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 22–44	2,442
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time