2001 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

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2001 Sacred Heart Pioneers football
NEC champion
ECAC Bowl champion
ECAC Bowl, W 31–15 vs. Duquesne
Conference Northeast Conference
Record11–0 (8–0 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Campus Field
Seasons
 2000
2002 
2001 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Sacred Heart $  8 0   11 0  
Robert Morris  6 1   6 3  
Albany  5 2   7 3  
Monmouth  5 2   7 3  
Stony Brook  3 5   3 6  
Wagner  3 5   3 6  
Central Connecticut  2 5   2 7  
St. John's  1 6   1 9  
Saint Francis (PA)  0 7   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion

The 2001 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Sacred Heart University of Fairfield, Connecticut as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second and final year under head coach Jim Fleming, the Pioneers compiled an 11–0 record (8–0 against NEC opponents), won the NEC championship, defeated Duquesne in the ECAC Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 450 to 167. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Marvin Royal with 1,043 net rushing yards and 108 points scored (18 touchdowns), J. Holtfreter with 2,581 passing yards, D. Johnson with 1,157 receiving yards. [2]

The team played its home games at Campus Field in Fairfield.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Central Connecticut New Britain, CT (rivalry)W 41–212,178 [3]
September 22at Robert Morris Moon Township, PA W 44–31936 [4]
September 29at Siena Loudonville, NY W 34–0684 [5]
October 6 St. John's W 30–141,867 [6]
October 13 Stony Brook
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 32–174,006 [7]
October 20at Albany Albany, NY W 32–174,726 [8]
October 27at Iona New Rochelle, NYW 49–71,180 [9]
November 3at Wagner Staten Island, NY W 45–243,088 [10]
November 10 Saint Francis (PA)
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 58–02,651 [11]
November 17 Monmouth
  • Campus Field
  • Fairfield, CT
W 44–142,841
December 1at Duquesne W 31–153,446 [12]

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References

  1. "Sacred Heart Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. "Sacred Heart Combined Team Statistics (2001)" (PDF). Sacred Heart University. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  3. Woody Anderson (September 9, 2001). "Central Teases Before Sacred Heart's Strip: Blue Devils Six Turnovers". The Hartford Courant. p. E12 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sacred Heart 44, Robert Morris 31". The Hartford Courant. September 23, 2001. p. E11 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sacred Heart 34, Siena 0". The Hartford Courant. September 30, 2001. p. E11 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sacred Heart 30, St. John's 14". The Hartford Courant. October 7, 2001. p. E12 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sacred Heart 42, Stony Brook 24". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 2001. p. E11 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sacred Heart 32, Albany 17". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 2001. p. E12 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Sacred Heart 49, Iona 7". The Hartford Courant. October 28, 2001. p. E10 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Sacred Heart 45, Wagner 24". The Hartford Courant. November 4, 2001. p. E10 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Sacred Heart 58, St. Francis, Pa. 0". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 2001. p. E10 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Phil Axelrod (December 2, 2001). "Mistakes cost Duquesne: Sacred Heart scores on interception, fumble to win ECAC Bowl, 31-15". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. D5.