Central Connecticut at Sacred Heart

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Central Connecticut beat Sacred Heart 26–⁠15. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Central Connecticut led the series 10–⁠5.

AwayCentral Connecticut8–⁠4 in 2017
26
HomeSacred Heart4–⁠7 in 2017
15

Final at Campus Field, FairfieldAttendance 3,063

At kickoff
61°F, mostly cloudy, wind 15 mph from the north, gusts to 22 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR), 12 km from the stadium, eight minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Joe Caruso; umpire Wilson Durisko; head linesman B. Semeriglia; line judge Scott Kraynak; side judge Dennis McGeehan; field judge Jason Weigand; back judge Jerome CrimiGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central Connecticut793726
Sacred Heart0301215

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 six 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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