2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

The 2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Pioneers, led by ninth-year head coach Mark Nofri, played their home games at Campus Field.

2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 10–13 vs. Holy Cross
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	8–4 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach	Mark Nofri (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Gardner (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Cooke (5th season)
Home stadium	Campus Field

2021 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart $^		6	–	1					8	–	4
Duquesne		5	–	2					7	–	3
Bryant		5	–	2					7	–	4
Central Connecticut		4	–	3					4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	3					5	–	6
Merrimack *		2	–	5					5	–	6
LIU		2	–	5					2	–	8
Wagner		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 21–0	4,201
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI		L 6–17	2,276
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 21–7	4,626
September 25	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH		L 3–41	5,121
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Howard*	William H. Greene Stadium Washington, D.C.		L 17–22	5,235
October 9	2:00 p.m.	Merrimack	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 20–10	4,993
October 16	1:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 27–17	2,853
October 23	12:30 p.m.	Duquesne	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	W 31–13	7,327
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		W 14–13	1,077
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Wagner	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 27–0	3,483
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	ESPN3	W 38–14	1,092
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA (FCS playoffs – first round)	ESPN+	L 10–13	4,163
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time