Sacred Heart (7-4)
Pioneers
Conference
FCS Independents
(1-0)
Location
Fairfield, CT
Stadium
Campus Field
(3,334)
Sacred Heart Pioneers compete as FCS Independent, representing Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. Playing at Campus Field, the Pioneers balance competitive football with Catholic educational mission. Sacred Heart's Independent status provides scheduling flexibility while the program seeks potential conference affiliation. The red and white colors represent distinctive Connecticut branding. Under their coaching staff, the Pioneers emphasize recruiting throughout Connecticut and the Northeast, attracting players to the university's Catholic values and Connecticut location. The program works to build competitive FCS teams while developing student-athletes. Sacred Heart serves as source of pride for the university and the Fairfield County community. The program's participation in FCS football reflects commitment to comprehensive athletics within Catholic higher education. Sacred Heart football represents opportunity and Catholic values, competing as FCS Independent while building program culture and providing football opportunities combined with faith-based education throughout Connecticut where the program offers distinctive college experience for student-athletes seeking both competitive football and values-based education.
Offense 77 players
0
Ben Evee
WR • 6' 2" • 171 lbs
Junior
Randolph, MA
2
Curtis Whiting
RB • 5' 10" • 202 lbs
Senior
Hackensack, NJ
3
Kevin McGuire
WR • 5' 9" • 186 lbs
Senior
Los Angeles, CA
4
Elijah Ford
WR • 6' 3" • 192 lbs
Senior
Coatesville, PA
5
Steven Dowdy Jr.
WR • 6' 0" • 171 lbs
Freshman
Bronx, NY
6
Logan Lyson
TE • 6' 3" • 242 lbs
Junior
Oceanside, NY
7
Dameon Crosby
QB • 6' 0" • 200 lbs
Freshman
West Valley, UT
8
Jason Palmieri
WR • 5' 10" • 182 lbs
Junior
Beacon Falls, CT
9
Teagan Brown
WR • 6' 1" • 195 lbs
Senior
Severn, MD
9
Michael Costigan Jr.
QB • 6' 1" • 203 lbs
Senior
Wayne, PA
10
Dean Hangey
WR • 6' 0" • 173 lbs
Sophomore
Downingtown, PA
11
John Michalski
QB • 6' 2" • 203 lbs
Junior
Staten Island, NY
12
Patrick Sullivan
QB • 6' 2" • 200 lbs
Freshman
Bel Air, MD
13
Trey Eberhart III
RB • 5' 9" • 204 lbs
Senior
Beaverton, OR
14
Jack Snyder
QB • 6' 0" • 177 lbs
Sophomore
Canton, OH
15
Jaden Haly
QB • 5' 11" • 180 lbs
Freshman
Myrtle Beach, SC
15
Nicholas Yanchuk
RB • 6' 0" • 212 lbs
Junior
North Attleboro, MA
16
Merv Amazan
WR • 6' 3" • 197 lbs
Sophomore
Waltham, MA
17
Payton Rhoades
WR • 6' 2" • 194 lbs
Senior
Silver Creek, GA
18
Ryan Deitelbaum
WR • 5' 10" • 165 lbs
Freshman
Naugatuck, CT
19
Todd Lambertson
QB • 6' 2" • 195 lbs
Freshman
Toms River, NJ
20
Mitchell Summers
RB • 5' 7" • 155 lbs
Freshman
Greensboro, NC
23
Chuck Webb
RB • 6' 0" • 204 lbs
Sophomore
Roanoke, VA
24
Justin Bloise
WR • 5' 11" • 163 lbs
Senior
Nantucket, MA
25
Drew Kozak
WR • 5' 10" • 165 lbs
Freshman
Wappingers Falls, NY
25
Christian Aquino
WR • 5' 11" • 175 lbs
Freshman
Lindenhurst, NY
27
Christian Russo
RB • 5' 8" • 177 lbs
Junior
Cheshire, CT
28
Cooper Brushwood
WR • 5' 10" • 180 lbs
Freshman
State College, PA
29
Dylan Attard
RB • 5' 10" • 205 lbs
Freshman
Manhasset, NY
34
Cole Snider
RB • 5' 10" • 214 lbs
Sophomore
Branford, CT
39
Peter Costigan
RB • 5' 11" • 183 lbs
Junior
Wayne, PA
40
Austin Hartman
RB • 5' 5" • 182 lbs
Junior
Neversink, NY
42
DJ Williams
RB • 5' 10" • 193 lbs
Sophomore
Youngstown, OH
44
Andrew Boyle
LS • 6' 3" • 213 lbs
Junior
Verona, NJ
48
Ryan Lukis
LS • 5' 11" • 175 lbs
Freshman
Denville, NJ
48
Tom Ligi
RB • 5' 9" • 192 lbs
Junior
Wolcott, CT
49
Nathan Tapley
TE • 6' 4" • 240 lbs
Freshman
Ocean City, MD
50
Patrick Knewitz
LS • 6' 1" • 200 lbs
Junior
Millburn, NJ
55
Josh Fitzgerald
OL • 6' 4" • 290 lbs
Junior
Youngstown, OH
56
Gianni Principato
OL • 6' 4" • 285 lbs
Senior
Linden, NJ
57
Chase DeSanto
OL • 6' 4" • 295 lbs
Freshman
Wyoming, PA
58
Gregory Celestin Jr.
OL • 6' 3" • 305 lbs
Sophomore
Brockton, MA
60
Joey Herbert
OL • 6' 2" • 280 lbs
Freshman
Chicago, IL
61
Isaiah Ohuabunwa
OL • 6' 3" • 327 lbs
Junior
Boston, MA
62
Evan Scribner
OL • 6' 3" • 273 lbs
Senior
Nutley, NJ
63
Kyle Yeager
OL • 6' 3" • 302 lbs
Senior
Harrisburg, PA
64
Christian Blackwell
OL • 6' 1" • 269 lbs
Sophomore
Springdale, MD
65
Jaylin Johnson
OL • 6' 4" • 265 lbs
Junior
Dunnellon, FL
67
Tim Suk
OL • 6' 8" • 311 lbs
Senior
Flemington, NJ
68
Justin Sokol
OL • 6' 0" • 264 lbs
Junior
Hopkinton, MA
69
Jimmy Loud
OL • 5' 11" • 280 lbs
Freshman
Rockville Centre, NY
70
Tyler Nordmann
OL • 6' 6" • 332 lbs
Junior
Dewitt, MI
71
Emmanuel Flor
OL • 6' 4" • 320 lbs
Freshman
Tampa, FL
72
Blaise Heshler
OL • 6' 5" • 303 lbs
Senior
Harrisburg, PA
73
Ben Mercado
OL • 6' 2" • 288 lbs
Sophomore
Macungie, PA
74
Jackson Babitsky
OL • 6' 2" • 268 lbs
Freshman
Hudson, OH
75
Jake Beam
OL • 6' 4" • 280 lbs
Junior
Gibsonia, PA
76
Cole De Magistris
OL • 6' 4" • 283 lbs
Senior
Emerson, NJ
77
Pacen Ziegler
OL • 6' 4" • 262 lbs
Junior
Wyomissing, PA
78
Brian Zengo
OL • 6' 2" • 285 lbs
Freshman
Darien, CT
79
LaMonte Fuller
OL • 6' 4" • 278 lbs
Sophomore
Erie, PA
80
Tyler Picinic
TE • 6' 4" • 230 lbs
Senior
New Milford, NJ
81
Jimmy Casey
TE • 6' 7" • 243 lbs
Junior
Quakertown, PA
82
Connor Gaughan
WR • 5' 11" • 175 lbs
Freshman
Montville, CT
82
Cartier Joshua
WR • 6' 0" • 193 lbs
Freshman
Poughkeepsie, NY
83
Ethan Tracy
WR • 6' 2" • 194 lbs
Junior
Rowley, MA
83
Seamus Murphy
WR • 6' 1" • 169 lbs
Sophomore
Hopkinton, MA
84
Gerard Delcarpine
WR • 5' 9" • 165 lbs
Junior
Malverne, NY
84
Aidan Eves
TE • 6' 2" • 220 lbs
Freshman
North Wales, PA
85
Brendan Errity
TE • 6' 1" • 246 lbs
Junior
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
85
Michael Campanile
WR • 5' 10" • 170 lbs
Freshman
Manlius, NY
86
Sam Bartlett
WR • 5' 8" • 165 lbs
Freshman
Ballston Lake, NY
86
Chris Leggett
TE • 6' 2" • 240 lbs
Freshman
New Windsor, NY
87
Charlie Chisholm
TE • 6' 4" • 224 lbs
Junior
New Canaan, CT
87
Thomas Kuefler
WR • 5' 10" • 170 lbs
Freshman
Stow, MA
88
Jackson Tingley-Prince
WR • 6' 0" • 178 lbs
Junior
South Dartmouth, MA
89
Brady Karmelek
WR • 5' 10" • 170 lbs
Junior
Mendon, MA
Defense 66 players
0
Kenny Selby
DB • 5' 11" • 193 lbs
Senior
Vineland, NJ
2
Peter Schanne
DL • 6' 3" • 255 lbs
Senior
Fairfield, CT
4
Daimon Jacobs
S • 6' 0" • 184 lbs
Junior
West Chester, PA
5
Gio Boone
LB • 6' 1" • 193 lbs
Junior
Severn, MD
6
Kyle Hall
LB • 6' 0" • 192 lbs
Junior
Rahway, NJ
7
Tyler Jameson
S • 6' 2" • 218 lbs
Senior
Lawrence Township, NJ
8
Luke Hackett
LB • 5' 10" • 196 lbs
Junior
Gaithersburg, MD
9
Kymari Latney
S • 6' 0" • 193 lbs
Sophomore
Springfield, MA
10
Jahqir Haley
DB • 6' 1" • 184 lbs
Senior
Hammonton, NJ
11
Myles Hamilton
LB • 6' 2" • 225 lbs
Sophomore
Linden, NJ
12
Amier Burdine
DB • 6' 1" • 180 lbs
Junior
Reading, PA
13
Jayden Miller
DB • 6' 2" • 175 lbs
Freshman
Amityville, NY
14
Maximus Mongelli
DB • 6' 0" • 195 lbs
Senior
Roslyn, NY
15
Elijah Nyahkoon
LB • 6' 1" • 197 lbs
Senior
Providence, RI
16
Matthias Lighten
DB • 6' 4" • 174 lbs
Sophomore
Linden, NJ
17
Miles Ellis
DB • 5' 10" • 180 lbs
Senior
Richmond, VA
18
Zac Fearon
DB • 6' 0" • 187 lbs
Sophomore
Shamong, NJ
19
Ryan McDonald
S • 5' 10" • 193 lbs
Freshman
Philadelphia, PA
20
Ryan Moore
DB • 5' 11" • 200 lbs
Senior
Wyndmoor, PA
21
Tyshawn Moore
DB • 6' 2" • 160 lbs
Freshman
Richmond, VA
22
BJ Lowery
DB • 5' 10" • 173 lbs
Junior
Richmond, VA
22
Tristen Pena
DB • 5' 9" • 180 lbs
Junior
Stratford, CT
23
Lino Torres
DB • 0' 0" • lbs
Freshman
,
24
George Inge
DB • 6' 0" • 185 lbs
Sophomore
Pemberton, NJ
26
Charlie Bywalski
DB • 6' 1" • 190 lbs
Freshman
Pittsburgh, PA
27
Ashton Davis
DB • 5' 9" • 180 lbs
Freshman
Brandywine, MD
28
Logan Booker
DB • 6' 0" • 211 lbs
Junior
Corning, NY
29
Shakeel Johnson
DB • 5' 10" • 173 lbs
Junior
Little Egg Harbor T, NJ
30
Dajuan Martin
LB • 6' 2" • 224 lbs
Freshman
Pleasantville, NJ
31
Evan Alcide
LB • 6' 1" • 225 lbs
Freshman
Fallston, MD
32
Jack Leuthe
LB • 6' 0" • 210 lbs
Freshman
Sellersville, PA
34
Sean Guffey
LB • 6' 2" • 220 lbs
Freshman
Arrington, VA
35
Jalen Sutton
DB • 6' 0" • 170 lbs
Freshman
Hamden, CT
35
Mike Deitelbaum
LB • 5' 11" • 203 lbs
Junior
Naugatuck, CT
36
Reese Tanner
LB • 0' 0" • lbs
Freshman
Scranton, PA
37
Nolan Doerrie
LB • 6' 2" • 242 lbs
Freshman
Dix Hills, NY
38
Tom Costigan
LB • 6' 0" • 217 lbs
Sophomore
Wayne, PA
40
Cam Hughes
LB • 6' 0" • 222 lbs
Sophomore
Brewer, ME
41
Ayomide Cooper
DL • 0' 0" • lbs
Freshman
,
42
Zach Hathaway
DL • 6' 1" • 210 lbs
Senior
Southport, CT
43
Nick Verbitsky
LB • 6' 0" • 220 lbs
Senior
Ridgefield, CT
43
Eli Jordan
S • 6' 1" • 202 lbs
Senior
Mason, OH
44
Quincy Eutsay
DE • 6' 2" • 240 lbs
Senior
Roxbury, MA
45
Josiah Aidoo
LB • 6' 2" • 245 lbs
Freshman
Baltimore, MD
46
Tristan Counter
LB • 6' 1" • 230 lbs
Junior
Redding, CT
47
Ryan Palmieri
DB • 5' 10" • 190 lbs
Junior
Gibsonia, PA
49
Ryan Gilchrist
LB • 6' 1" • 216 lbs
Junior
Norwalk, CT
51
Alex Torres
LB • 6' 0" • 213 lbs
Junior
Granville, NY
52
Ben Hughes
DL • 6' 0" • 235 lbs
Freshman
Arlington, VA
53
Lukas Elliot
DE • 0' 0" • lbs
Freshman
,
55
Chase Shallow
DL • 6' 0" • 298 lbs
Senior
Sudbury, MA
56
Frank Sirufo
DE • 6' 3" • 240 lbs
Freshman
Lynbrook, NY
58
Aboubakare Dabo
DL • 6' 0" • 276 lbs
Senior
Galloway, OH
59
Zach Garrett
DL • 6' 4" • 265 lbs
Freshman
Kingston, MA
60
Bayo Gbowu
DL • 6' 0" • 245 lbs
Senior
Oceanside, NY
68
Will Dunn
DL • 0' 0" • lbs
Freshman
,
70
Matt Garrett
DL • 6' 2" • 277 lbs
Senior
Hyannis, MA
90
Jared Hirschfeld
DL • 6' 4" • 280 lbs
Junior
Medfield, MA
91
Ron Cole
DL • 6' 2" • 230 lbs
Senior
District Heights, MD
93
Glory Stephen-Wangboje
DL • 6' 2" • 293 lbs
Junior
Hillside, NJ
94
Kevin Bright
DL • 6' 0" • 280 lbs
Freshman
Baltimore, MD
95
Zach Proctor
DL • 6' 4" • 265 lbs
Freshman
Palm Desert, CA
96
Jordan Spencer
DL • 6' 1" • 299 lbs
Freshman
Birmingham, AL
97
Mitchell Donkor
DL • 6' 3" • 227 lbs
Sophomore
Worcester, MA
98
Anthony Pinal
DL • 6' 4" • 268 lbs
Junior
Nutley, NJ
99
Roderick Campbell
DL • 6' 2" • 275 lbs
Sophomore
Adamsville, AL
Special Teams 6 players
3
Matt Kling
PK • 6' 1" • 201 lbs
Senior
Canton, OH
31
Michael Sbuttoni
P • 5' 9" • 193 lbs
Senior
Ballston Lake, NY
36
Igor Rzaza
PK • 5' 11" • 190 lbs
Junior
Lindenhurst, NY
39
Ryan Bocklet
PK • 6' 1" • 215 lbs
Freshman
Souderton, PA
41
Jack Hayes
P • 5' 9" • 138 lbs
Sophomore
Andover, MA
46
Jack O'Sullivan
P • 6' 4" • 219 lbs
Sophomore
Pearl River, NY
Schedule
All times in Eastern Time
Upcoming
No upcoming games scheduled
Recent
@
Villanova Wildcats
Week 13 •
Sat, Nov 22
L 10-34
vs
Merrimack Warriors
Week 12 •
Sat, Nov 15
W 42-37
vs
New Haven Chargers
Week 10 •
Sat, Nov 1
W 35-20
@
Montana Grizzlies
Week 8 •
Sat, Oct 18
L 21-43
vs
Howard Bison
Week 7 •
Sat, Oct 11
W 32-14
@
Central Connecticut Blue Devils
Week 6 •
Sat, Oct 4
L 35-42
vs
Delaware State Hornets
Week 5 •
Sat, Sep 27
W 35-31
@
Norfolk State Spartans
Week 4 •
Sat, Sep 20
W 31-28
@
Long Island University Sharks
Week 3 •
Sat, Sep 13
W 24-21
@
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
Week 2 •
Sat, Sep 6
L 10-28
vs
Stonehill Skyhawks
Week 1 •
Sat, Aug 30
W 12-7
