The 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented

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in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach

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. They played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished with a record of 6–5, 1–5 in NEC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Stetson

Valparaiso

Marist

At Stony Brook

At Wagner

At Cornell

Robert Morris

Saint Francis (PA)

At Central Connecticut

At Duquesne

Bryant

References

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Sacred Heart Pioneers football seasons

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