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2017 Sacred Heart

4–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2017, game by game: won vs. Stetson 42–3; won at Lafayette 38–24; lost at Stony Brook 7–45; lost at Bucknell 31–34; lost vs. Central Connecticut 15–26; lost vs. Dartmouth 26–29; won at Robert Morris 21–14; lost vs. Duquesne 21–37; lost at Bryant 45–48; won at Saint Francis 16–7; lost vs. Wagner 15–28+39−38Won 42–3 vs. Stetson+39StetsonWon 38–24 at Lafayette+14LafayetteLost 7–45 at Stony Brook-38Stony BrookLost 31–34 at Bucknell-3BucknellLost 15–26 vs. Central Connecticut-11Central Connect…Lost 26–29 vs. Dartmouth-3DartmouthWon 21–14 at Robert Morris+7Robert MorrisLost 21–37 vs. Duquesne-16DuquesneLost 45–48 at Bryant-3BryantWon 16–7 at Saint Francis+9Saint FrancisLost 15–28 vs. Wagner-13Wagner
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsStetsonW 42–⁠367%
Sep 9atLafayetteW 38–⁠2462%
Sep 16atStony BrookL 7–⁠4544%
Sep 23atBucknellL 31–⁠3451%
Sep 30vsCentral ConnecticutL 15–⁠2670%
Oct 14vsDartmouthL 26–⁠2938%
Oct 21atRobert MorrisW 21–⁠1452%
Oct 28vsDuquesneL 21–⁠3729%
Nov 4atBryantL 45–⁠4839%
Nov 11atSaint FrancisW 16–⁠727%
Nov 18vsWagnerL 15–⁠2864%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wagner 28–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠295
Coach
—
Elo
1221 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.5 No. 87 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 251
Offensive coordinator
Matt Gardner
Defensive coordinator
Michael Cooke

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Tripp Cannon OT★★No. 4216
Drew Harris DUAL★★No. 4216
William Corchado CB
J.D. DiRenzo OT
Donald Rappoccio OG

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.730
Offensive line12.00.730
Whole class22.00.730

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut6–⁠08–⁠4
Duquesne4–⁠27–⁠4
Bryant4–⁠26–⁠5
Saint Francis3–⁠35–⁠6
Sacred Heart2–⁠44–⁠7
Wagner2–⁠44–⁠7
Robert Morris0–⁠62–⁠9

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