The 2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented

Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University (SHU) is a private, Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart was the first Catholic uni ...

in the

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. They were led by fifth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

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References

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Sacred Heart Pioneers football : ''For information on all Sacred Heart University sports, see Sacred Heart Pioneers'' The Sacred Heart Pioneers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the Sacred Heart University located in the U.S. state of Connecti ...