2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Gardner (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Cooke (1st season)
Home stadium	Campus Field

2017 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut $^		6	–	0					8	–	3
Duquesne		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bryant		4	–	2					6	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	3					5	–	6
Sacred Heart		2	–	4					4	–	7
Wagner		2	–	4					4	–	7
Robert Morris		0	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the NEC. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Stetson*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 42–3	2,992
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Lafayette*	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	STADIUM	W 38–24	4,923
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Stony Brook*	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Wolfievision	L 7–45	8,102
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	STADIUM	L 31–34	4,345
September 30	5:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 15–26	3,063
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Dartmouth*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 26–29	5,569
October 21	Noon	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 21–14	1,288
October 28	Noon	Duquesne	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 21–37	1,903
November 4	Noon	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	L 45–48	1,136
November 11	Noon	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 16–7	1,262
November 18	Noon	Wagner	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 15–28	1,848
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time