2009 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

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2009 Saint Francis Red Flash football
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Conference Northeast Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 NEC)
Head coach
Home stadium DeGol Field
Seasons
←  2008
2010  →
2009 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Central Connecticut State $  7 –1   9 –3  
Albany  6 –2   7 –4  
Wagner  5 –3   6 –5  
Robert Morris  5 –3   5 –6  
Monmouth  4 –4   5 –6  
Bryant  4 –4   5 –6  
Duquesne  2 –6   3 –8  
Sacred Heart  2 –6   2 –8  
Saint Francis (PA)  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2009 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by eighth-year head coach Dave Opfar and played their home games at DeGol Field. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 1–7 in NEC play to place last.

After the season, on November 30, Opfar resigned following eight seasons as the team's head coach. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5 12:00 p.m. at No. 8 New Hampshire *
L 14–24 6,330
September 12 1:00 p.m. Morehead State *
W 31–0
September 19 5:05 p.m. at No. 3 Northern Iowa *
L 0–30 10,981
September 26 1:00 p.m. at Wagner
L 48–56 3OT 1,867
October 3 1:00 p.m. at Albany
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
L 6–27 1,591
October 10 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart
L 7–29 1,127
October 17 12:00 p.m. at Robert Morris
L 0–28 1,647
October 24 7:00 p.m. Duquesne
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
W 31–14
November 7 1:00 p.m. Monmouth
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
L 10–24 1,781
November 14 1:00 p.m. at Bryant
L 12–35 727
November 21 12:00 p.m. Central Connecticut State
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
L 13–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Saint Francis University Announces Resignation of Head Football Coach Dave Opfar". Saint Francis Athletic Department . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ "St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Schedule 2009". ESPN.com . Retrieved June 20, 2020.


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