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2021 Sacred Heart

8–⁠4 (6–⁠1 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2021, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 21–0; lost at Bryant 6–17; won vs. Morgan State 21–7; lost at Dartmouth 3–41; lost at Howard 17–22; won vs. Merrimack 20–10; won vs. Central Connecticut 27–17; won vs. Duquesne 31–13; won at Saint Francis 14–13; won vs. Wagner 27–0; won at Long Island University 38–14; lost at Holy Cross 10–13+27−38Won 21–0 vs. Bucknell+21BucknellLost 6–17 at Bryant-11BryantWon 21–7 vs. Morgan State+14Morgan StateLost 3–41 at Dartmouth-38DartmouthLost 17–22 at Howard-5HowardWon 20–10 vs. Merrimack+10MerrimackWon 27–17 vs. Central Connecticut+10Central Connect…Won 31–13 vs. Duquesne+18DuquesneWon 14–13 at Saint Francis+1Saint FrancisWon 27–0 vs. Wagner+27WagnerWon 38–14 at Long Island University+24Long Island Uni…Lost 10–13 at Holy Cross-3Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsBucknellW 21–⁠070%
Sep 11atBryantL 6–⁠1757%
Sep 18vsMorgan StateW 21–⁠773%
Sep 25atDartmouthL 3–⁠4123%
Oct 2atHowardL 17–⁠2265%
Oct 9vsMerrimackW 20–⁠1059%
Oct 16vsCentral ConnecticutW 27–⁠1758%
Oct 23vsDuquesneW 31–⁠1346%
Nov 6atSaint FrancisW 14–⁠1346%
Nov 13vsWagnerW 27–⁠088%
Nov 20atLong Island UniversityW 38–⁠1470%
Nov 27atHoly CrossFCS Championship – First RoundL 10–⁠1333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Holy Cross 13–⁠10 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Northeast Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
235–⁠167
Coach
—
Elo
1371 +57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.5 No. 80 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Matt Gardner
Defensive coordinator
Mike Cooke

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Xavier Leigh RB★★No. 2577
Elizjah Lewis WR
Ethan Rodriguez ATH
Blaise Heshler OT

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.790

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.

Transfers in 1

The 2021 portal
Jaylen DeCoteau CB★★from Kent State

Transfers out 1

Tyrese Chambers WR★★★no new school on file

2021 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacred Heart6–⁠18–⁠4
Duquesne5–⁠27–⁠3
Bryant5–⁠27–⁠4
Saint Francis4–⁠35–⁠6
Central Connecticut4–⁠34–⁠7
Merrimack2–⁠55–⁠6
Long Island University2–⁠52–⁠8
Wagner0–⁠70–⁠11

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