2025 Sacred Heart Pioneers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 4–1 |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Gardner (9th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Darin Edwards (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Campus Field |
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Merrimack | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 29, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2025 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represent Sacred Heart University (SHU) as an independent during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Pioneers are led by 14th-year head coach Mark Nofri. Sacred Heart plays home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.
This is SHU's last season as an independent. The Pioneers will join CAA Football in 2026. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Stonehill | ESPN+ | W 12–7 | 4,197 | |
September 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Lehigh | ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 3,618 | |
September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU | NEC Front Row | W 24–21 | 2,504 | |
September 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Norfolk State | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 8,127 | |
September 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Delaware State |
| ESPN+ | W 35–31 | 6,456 |
October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | NEC Front Row | |||
October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Howard |
| ESPN+ | ||
October 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Montana | ESPN+ | |||
November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | New Haven |
| ESPN+ | ||
November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | VUL ![]() |
| ESPN+ | ||
November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Merrimack |
| ESPN+ | ||
November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Villanova | FloFootball | |||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT
Statistics | STO | SHU |
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First downs | 16 | 18 |
Total yards | 261 | 288 |
Rushing yards | 49 | 161 |
Passing yards | 212 | 119 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–39–0 | 11–21–0 |
Time of possession | 27:38 | 32:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stonehill | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pioneers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
No. 11 Mountain Hawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon, PA
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Statistics | SHU | LEH |
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First downs | 14 | 21 |
Total yards | 177 | 423 |
Rushing yards | 70 | 286 |
Passing yards | 107 | 137 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–26–0 | 11–18–1 |
Time of possession | 26:23 | 33:37 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sacred Heart | Passing | Jack Snyder | 14/20, 94 yards |
Rushing | Jack Snyder | 9 carries, 30 yards | |
Receiving | Payton Rhoades | 4 receptions, 26 yards | |
Lehigh | Passing | Hayden Johnson | 10/17, 129 yards, INT |
Rushing | Luke Yoder | 12 carries, 127 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Goeffrey Jamiel | 5 receptions, 60 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pioneers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sharks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium • Brookville, NY
Statistics | SHU | LIU |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
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LIU | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pioneers | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Spartans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA
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Statistics | SHU | NORF |
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First downs | 18 | 29 |
Total yards | 390 | 550 |
Rushing yards | 295 | 210 |
Passing yards | 95 | 340 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–14–0 | 27–42–1 |
Time of possession | 34:37 | 25:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sacred Heart | Passing | Jack Snyder | 8/13, 92 yards |
Rushing | Mitchell Summers | 26 carries, 119 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Payton Rhoades | 2 receptions, 46 yards | |
Norfolk State | Passing | Otto Kuhns | 27/42, 340 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Kevon King | 11 carries, 72 yards, TD | |
Receiving | JJ Evans | 7 receptions, 113 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hornets | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Pioneers | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT
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Statistics | DSU | SHU |
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First downs | 16 | 29 |
Total yards | 466 | 456 |
Rushing yards | 253 | 158 |
Passing yards | 213 | 298 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–19–0 | 28–36–0 |
Time of possession | 23:09 | 36:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Delaware State | Passing | Jayden Sauray | 12/18, 207 yards, TD |
Rushing | Marquis Gillis | 13 carries, 123 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Ryan Pellum Taylor | 2 receptions, 85 yards, TD | |
Sacred Heart | Passing | Jack Snyder | 28/36, 298 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Mitchell Summers | 20 carries, 74 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Mitchell Summers | 4 receptions, 93 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pioneers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Blue Devils | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Arute Field • New Britain, CT
Statistics | SHU | CCSU |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
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Central Connecticut | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bison | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Pioneers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT
Statistics | HOW | SHU |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Howard | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pioneers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Grizzlies | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT
Statistics | SHU | MONT |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
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Montana | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Pioneers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT
Statistics | NH | SHU |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Haven | Passing | ||
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Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Statistics | VUL | SHU |
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VUL | Passing | ||
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Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Warriors | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Pioneers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Campus Field • Fairfield, CT
Statistics | MC | SHU |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Merrimack | Passing | ||
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Receiving | |||
Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pioneers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Wildcats | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
Statistics | SHU | VILL |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sacred Heart | Passing | ||
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Villanova | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Name | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
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Jackson Babitsky | OL | 6-3 | 265 | Hudson, OH | Hudson |
Kevin Bright | DL | 6-1 | 251 | Baltimore, MD | Dundalk |
Ashton Davis | DB | 5-10 | 175 | Brandywine, MD | Oxon Hill |
Chase DeSanto | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Wyoming, PA | Wyoming Area |
Steven Dowdy | WR | 6-0 | 168 | New York, NY | Iona Prep |
Joey Herbert | OL | 6-3 | 270 | Chicago, IL | Loyola |
Christopher Leggett | TE | 6-2 | 225 | New Windsor, NY | Newburgh Free Academy |
Dajuan Martin | LB | 6-2 | 208 | Pleasantville, NJ | Pleasantville |
Naeem Mills | RB | 6-0 | 215 | Hamden, CT | Cheshire Academy |