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2013 Sacred Heart

8–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Northeast Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–⁠3, over 13 games to the 11 on file here.

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2013, game by game: won at Marist 37–21; won at Lafayette 26–24; won vs. Lincoln (PA) 45–3; won vs. Chowan 78–35; won at Bucknell 16–0; lost vs. Wagner 20–23; won vs. Central Connecticut 59–36; won at Bryant 56–28; lost at Saint Francis 10–24; won vs. Monmouth 24–21; lost vs. Fordham 27–37+43−14Won 37–21 at Marist+16MaristWon 26–24 at Lafayette+2LafayetteWon 45–3 vs. Lincoln (PA)+42Lincoln (PA)Won 78–35 vs. Chowan+43ChowanWon 16–0 at Bucknell+16BucknellLost 20–23 vs. Wagner-3WagnerWon 59–36 vs. Central Connecticut+23Central Connect…Won 56–28 at Bryant+28BryantLost 10–24 at Saint Francis-14Saint FrancisWon 24–21 vs. Monmouth+3MonmouthLost 27–37 vs. Fordham-10Fordham
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMaristW 37–⁠2136%
Sep 7atLafayetteW 26–⁠2441%
Sep 14vsLincoln (PA)W 45–⁠368%
Sep 21vsChowanW 78–⁠3575%
Sep 28atBucknellW 16–⁠053%
Oct 5vsWagnerL 20–⁠2365%
Oct 12vsCentral ConnecticutW 59–⁠3675%
Oct 19atBryantW 56–⁠2850%
Oct 26atSaint FrancisL 10–⁠2457%
Nov 2vsMonmouthW 24–⁠2159%
Nov 30vsFordhamNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 27–⁠3733%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fordham 37–⁠27 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of Sacred Heart’s 2013 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 9vsDuquesneW 10–⁠0Sacred Heart’s article, Duquesne’s article
Nov 16atRobert MorrisW 42–⁠25Robert Morris’s article, Sacred Heart’s article

Northeast Conference champions2–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Duquesne

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠252
Coach
—
Elo
1315 +112 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.3 No. 50 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Bolis
Defensive coordinator
Dave Wissman

2013 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne3–⁠16–⁠3
Bryant3–⁠25–⁠6
Sacred Heart2–⁠28–⁠3
Saint Francis2–⁠24–⁠5
Robert Morris2–⁠24–⁠5
Central Connecticut2–⁠24–⁠6
Wagner1–⁠42–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.