2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC champion
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Gardner (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Cooke (5th season)
Home stadiumCampus Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
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

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. Led by tenth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, winning the NEC title. Sacred Heart earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, losing in the first round to Holy Cross. The team played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.