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2024 Sacred Heart

5–⁠6.

Schedule and results

Sacred Heart in 2024, game by game: lost vs. Delaware State 15–17; won vs. Saint Anselm 10–3; won vs. Georgetown 40–14; lost at Stonehill 21–35; lost at Delaware 0–49; won vs. Norfolk State 10–3; lost at Howard 14–21; lost at Lafayette 17–31; won vs. Mercyhurst 31–14; lost vs. Long Island University 7–28; won at Merrimack 31–20+26−49Lost 15–17 vs. Delaware State-2Delaware StateWon 10–3 vs. Saint Anselm+7Saint AnselmWon 40–14 vs. Georgetown+26GeorgetownLost 21–35 at Stonehill-14StonehillLost 0–49 at Delaware-49DelawareWon 10–3 vs. Norfolk State+7Norfolk StateLost 14–21 at Howard-7HowardLost 17–31 at Lafayette-14LafayetteWon 31–14 vs. Mercyhurst+17MercyhurstLost 7–28 vs. Long Island University-21Long Island Uni…Won 31–20 at Merrimack+11Merrimack
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsDelaware StateL 15–⁠1767%
Sep 7vsSaint AnselmW 10–⁠359%
Sep 14vsGeorgetownW 40–⁠1444%
Sep 21atStonehillL 21–⁠3548%
Sep 28atDelawareL 0–⁠4916%
Oct 5vsNorfolk StateW 10–⁠358%
Oct 12atHowardL 14–⁠2133%
Oct 19atLafayetteL 17–⁠3128%
Oct 26vsMercyhurstW 31–⁠1475%
Nov 9vsLong Island UniversityL 7–⁠2859%
Nov 16atMerrimackW 31–⁠2026%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Merrimack 31–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠235
Coach
—
Elo
1199 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−40.4 No. 108 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 195
Offensive coordinator
Matt Gardner
Defensive coordinator
Darin Edwards

Leaders

Passing yardsJohn Michalski QB1,208 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Michalski QB5 TD
Rushing yardsJalen Madison RB953 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Madison RB7 TD
Receiving yardsPayton Rhoades WR222 yds
Receiving touchdownsKevin McGuire WR1 TD
InterceptionsQuinn Hart DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Tareq Council CB★★★No. 2066
Poochie Snyder QB★★No. 3490

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.750
Defensive backs13.00.837
Whole class22.50.793

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 2

The 2024 portal
B.J. Lowery Jr. CBfrom Old Dominion
Stanley Dennis II DTfrom Rutgers

Transfers out 1

Arsheen Jiles CBto Massachusetts