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2018 Sacred Heart

7–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2018, game by game: won vs. Lafayette 35–6; won at Bucknell 30–14; won at Wagner 41–14; lost at Cornell 24–43; lost vs. Pennsylvania 27–31; lost at Dartmouth 0–42; won at Central Connecticut 28–25; won vs. Bryant 49–26; won vs. Robert Morris 38–7; lost at Duquesne 24–28; won vs. Saint Francis 13–7+31−42Won 35–6 vs. Lafayette+29LafayetteWon 30–14 at Bucknell+16BucknellWon 41–14 at Wagner+27WagnerLost 24–43 at Cornell-19CornellLost 27–31 vs. Pennsylvania-4PennsylvaniaLost 0–42 at Dartmouth-42DartmouthWon 28–25 at Central Connecticut+3Central Connect…Won 49–26 vs. Bryant+23BryantWon 38–7 vs. Robert Morris+31Robert MorrisLost 24–28 at Duquesne-4DuquesneWon 13–7 vs. Saint Francis+6Saint Francis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsLafayetteW 35–⁠666%
Sep 8atBucknellW 30–⁠1452%
Sep 22atWagnerW 41–⁠1450%
Sep 29atCornellL 24–⁠4363%
Oct 6vsPennsylvaniaL 27–⁠3148%
Oct 13atDartmouthL 0–⁠4220%
Oct 20atCentral ConnecticutW 28–⁠2532%
Oct 27vsBryantW 49–⁠2658%
Nov 3vsRobert MorrisW 38–⁠782%
Nov 10atDuquesneL 24–⁠2832%
Nov 17vsSaint FrancisW 13–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Saint Francis 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Northeast Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Duquesne

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
309–⁠243
Coach
—
Elo
1323 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.6 No. 55 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 182
Offensive coordinator
Matt Gardner
Defensive coordinator
Michael Cooke

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Lucas Nunez WR★★★No. 1751
Randy Brito CB★★No. 3028
Liam Cabri TE
Naseim Brantley WR
Troy Holland WR

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.822
Defensive backs12.00.770
Whole class22.50.796

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.

2018 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne5–⁠19–⁠4
Sacred Heart5–⁠17–⁠4
Central Connecticut4–⁠26–⁠5
Wagner3–⁠34–⁠7
Bryant2–⁠46–⁠5
Saint Francis2–⁠44–⁠7
Robert Morris0–⁠62–⁠9

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