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Sacred Heart Pioneers The Sacred Heart Pioneers are the 32 sports teams (14 men, 18 women) representing Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut in intercollegiate athletics. The Pioneers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conferen ...

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team for the

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 un ...

located in the U.S. state of

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. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the

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. The school's first football team was fielded in 1993.Sacred Heart Pioneers
, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 1, 2016. The team plays its home games at the 3,334 seat

Campus Field Campus Field is a 3,334-seat multi-purpose stadium in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is home to the Sacred Heart University Pioneers football team and the Pioneers Men's soccer team. The facility opened in 1993. The field and track located at Campus F ...

History

Classifications

*1991–1992: NCAA Division III *1993–1998: NCAA Division II *1999–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

*1991–1992: Division III Independent *1993–1994: Division II Independent *1995–1996:

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*1997–1998:

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*1999–present:

Notable former players

* E.J. Nemeth -

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* DeVeren Johnson -

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* Jon Corto -

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* Gregory Tonzola -

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* Chris Rogers -

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* Gordon Hill -

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* Josh Sokol -

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* Julius Chestnut -

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* Victor Benson -

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Championships

Conference championships

† denotes co-championship

Playoff appearances

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS

Sacred Heart has made four appearances in the FCS playoffs. Their combined record is 0–4.

References

External links

* {{Sacred Heart University American football teams established in 1993 1991 establishments in Connecticut