# 2024 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

The 2024 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled a record of 5–6. Sacred Heart played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Delaware State | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | ESPN+ | L 15–17 | 4,271 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Saint Anselm | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | ESPN+ | W 10–3 | 2,934 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgetown | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | ESPN+ | W 40–14 | 4,869 |
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | at Stonehill | W.B. Mason Stadium North Easton, MA | NEC Front Row | L 21–35 | 2,400 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Delaware | Delaware Stadium Newark, DE | FloFootball | L 0–49 | 19,054 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Norfolk State | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | SNY | W 10–3 | 8,353 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | William H. Greene StadiumWashington, DC | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 3,861 |
| October 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lafayette | Fisher StadiumEaston, PA | ESPN+ | L 17–31 | 3,217 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Mercyhurst | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | SNY | W 31–14 | 2,645 |
| November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | SNY | L 7–28 | 3,136 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Merrimack | Duane Stadium North Andover, MA | NESN+/ESPN+ | W 31–20 | 2,896 |
| HomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs. Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Pioneers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
at Campus Field, Fairfield, Connecticut
* Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: N 8 mph
* Game attendance: 4,271
* Referee: Travis Barta
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy Brochu (play-by-play), Freddie Coleman (analyst) and Morgan Alston (sideline)
| Statistics | DSU | SHU |
| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Total yards | 55-295 | 66-341 |
| Rushing yards | 33-145 | 43-237 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 104 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14-22-0 | 12-23-2 |
| Time of possession | 28:11 | 31:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Delaware State | Passing | Marqui Adams | 14/22, 150 yards, TD |
| Delaware State | Rushing | Jaden Sutton | 13 carries, 86 yards, TD |
| Delaware State | Receiving | Kristian Tate | 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD |
| Sacred Heart | Passing | John Michalski | 12/23, 104 yards, 2 INT |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing | Xavier Leigh | 14 carries, 91 yards, TD |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving | Ethan Hilliman | 9 receptions, 75 yards |

### vs. Saint Anselm (DII)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Campus Field, Fairfield, Connecticut
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW 11 mph
* Game attendance: 2,934
* Referee: Michael Davis
* TV: ESPN+
| Statistics | STA | SHU |
| First downs | 9 | 14 |
| Total yards | 87 | 232 |
| Rushing yards | 18 | 146 |
| Passing yards | 69 | 86 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–19–0 | 10–16–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:04 | 32:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Saint Anselm | Passing | Anthony Santino | 12/19, 69 yards |
| Saint Anselm | Rushing | Anthony Almeida | 7 carries, 36 yards |
| Saint Anselm | Receiving | Patrick Yesinko | 2 receptions, 20 yards |
| Sacred Heart | Passing | John Michalski | 10/16, 86 yards |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing | John Michalski | 17 carries, 71 yards |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving | Mason Stahl | 2 receptions, 36 yards |

### vs. Georgetown

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Campus Field, Fairfield, Connecticut
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Georgetown | Passing |
| Georgetown | Rushing |
| Georgetown | Receiving |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |

### at Stonehill

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at W.B. Mason Stadium • Easton, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* TV: NEC Front Row
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |
| Stonehill | Passing |
| Stonehill | Rushing |
| Stonehill | Receiving |

### at Delaware

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* TV: FloFootball
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |
| Delaware | Passing |
| Delaware | Rushing |
| Delaware | Receiving |

### vs. Norfolk State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Campus Field, Fairfield, Connecticut
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* TV: SNY
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Norfolk State | Passing |
| Norfolk State | Rushing |
| Norfolk State | Receiving |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |

### at Howard

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at William H. Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C.
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 3,861
* Referee: Toby Johnson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Lynnell Willingham (play-by-play) and Melissa Kim (color analyst)
| Statistics | SHU | HOW |
| First downs | 13 | 18 |
| Total yards | 268 | 339 |
| Rushing yards | 169 | 186 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 153 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–19–0 | 17–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:20 | 29:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sacred Heart | Passing | John Michalski | 7/13, 82 yards |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing | Xavier Leigh | 5 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving | Elijah Ford | 3 receptions, 47 yards |
| Howard | Passing | Ja'Shawn Scroggins | 17/29, 153 yards, INT |
| Howard | Rushing | Ja'Shawn Scroggins | 12 carries, 85 yards, TD |
| Howard | Receiving | Kasey Hawthorne | 5 receptions, 53 yards |

### at Lafayette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Fisher Stadium • Easton, Pennsylvania
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 12:30 PM
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |
| Lafayette | Passing |
| Lafayette | Rushing |
| Lafayette | Receiving |

### Mercyhurst

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Campus Field • Fairfield, Connecticut
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (SNY): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Mercyhurst | Passing |
| Mercyhurst | Rushing |
| Mercyhurst | Receiving |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |

### LIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Campus Field • Fairfield, Connecticut
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (SNY): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| LIU | Passing |
| LIU | Rushing |
| LIU | Receiving |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |

### at Merrimack

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Duane Stadium • North Andover, Massachusetts
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (NESN+/ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Sacred Heart | Passing |
| Sacred Heart | Rushing |
| Sacred Heart | Receiving |
| Merrimack | Passing |
| Merrimack | Rushing |
| Merrimack | Receiving |