Constitution State Rivalry

Constitution State Rivalry

Central Connecticut Blue Devils Sacred Heart Pioneers
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 24, 1998 Central Connecticut, 38–31
Latest meeting	November 4, 2023 Sacred Heart, 31–24
Next meeting	2024
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	25
All-time series	Central Connecticut leads, 13–12
Largest victory	Central Connecticut, 49–14 (2008)
Longest win streak	Central Connecticut, 7 (2004–2010)
Current win streak	Sacred Heart, 3 (2021–present)

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Locations of Central Connecticut and Sacred Heart

The Constitution State Rivalry is the name of the college football rivalry between the Central Connecticut Blue Devils and the Sacred Heart Pioneers. Both schools are members of the Northeast Conference. The two schools are located 50 miles apart from each other in Connecticut. The two teams have met 23 times on the football field, with Central Connecticut currently holding a 13–12 edge in the all-time series. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Game results

Central Connecticut victories

Sacred Heart victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 24, 1998	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	38–31
2	October 23, 1999	New Britain, CT	Central Connecticut	37–12
3	September 16, 2000	Fairfield, CT	Sacred Heart	34–6
4	September 8, 2001	New Britain, CT	Sacred Heart	41–21
5	October 26, 2002	Fairfield, CT	Sacred Heart	17–3
6	September 20, 2003	New Britain, CT	Sacred Heart	27–24
7	September 4, 2004	New Britain, CT	Central Connecticut	27–6
8	November 5, 2005	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	24–17
9	November 4, 2006	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	42–14
10	November 3, 2007	New Britain, CT	Central Connecticut	49–33
11	November 15, 2008	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	49–14
12	October 3, 2009	New Britain, CT	Central Connecticut	24–12
13	October 2, 2010	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	24–14
14	October 1, 2011	New Britain, CT	Sacred Heart	37–24
15	September 29, 2012	Fairfield, CT	Sacred Heart	34–21
16	October 12, 2013	Fairfield, CT	Sacred Heart	59–36
17	November 8, 2014	New Britain, CT	Sacred Heart	35–27
18	October 24, 2015	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	26–10
19	November 5, 2016	New Britain, CT	Central Connecticut	37–35
20	September 30, 2017	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	26–15
21	October 20, 2018	New Britain, CT	Sacred Heart	28–25
22	October 5, 2019	Fairfield, CT	Central Connecticut	28–3
23	October 16, 2021	Fairfield, CT	Sacred Heart	27–17
24	September 10, 2022	New Britain, CT	Sacred Heart	14–10
25	November 4, 2023	Fairfield, CT	Sacred Heart	31–24
Series: Central Connecticut leads 13–12

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

1. "The Whole Nine Yards Previews an Important Week 5 on the Gridiron". northeastconference.org. September 28, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
2. "Football at Sacred Heart, Saturday 12 PM". ccsubluedevils.com. September 29, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
3. "Sacred Heart-Central football game on FCS". Connecticut Post . August 7, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
4. "NEC Releases 2012 Football TV Schedule". goduquesne.com. August 7, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
5. "NEC Football Notebook (10/1)". northeastconference.org. October 1, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
6. "Northeast Conference Football Notebook (10/3)". northeastconference.org. October 4, 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
7. "NEC Football - Week 5 Recap". northeastconference.org. September 30, 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-09.