Sacred Heart at Central Connecticut

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Central Connecticut beat Sacred Heart 37–⁠35. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Central Connecticut led the series 9–⁠5.

AwaySacred Heart6–⁠5 in 2016
35
HomeCentral Connecticut2–⁠9 in 2016
37

Final at Arute Field, New BritainAttendance 2,217

At kickoff
50°F, overcast, wind 5 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Hartford-Brainard Airport (KHFD), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Brian McGrath; umpire Dan McKeever; head linesman Robin DeLorenzo; line judge David Coughlin; side judge Chuck Drury; field judge Robert Hamilton; back judge Joe KehnastGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Sacred Heart70141435
Central Connecticut71014637

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Sacred Heart 70% to win. Central Connecticut pulled the upset.

Central Connecticut leads 12–⁠9 in 21 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Central Connecticut 42, Sacred Heart 35
2023Sacred Heart 31, Central Connecticut 24
2022Sacred Heart 14, Central Connecticut 10
2021Sacred Heart 27, Central Connecticut 17
2019Central Connecticut 28, Sacred Heart 3
2018Sacred Heart 28, Central Connecticut 25

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