The 2021 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Mark Nofri, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 8âÂÂ4 with a mark of 6âÂÂ1 in conference play, winning the NEC title. Sacred Heart earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, losing in the first round to Holy Cross. The team played home games at Campus Field in Fairfield, Connecticut.