2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Northeast Conference co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–31 vs. Villanova
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–5 (5–1 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Michael Craig
Home stadium	DeGol Field
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

Last updated January 10, 2024

2016 Northeast Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Duquesne +	5	–	1	8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) +^	5	–	1	7	–	5
Wagner	4	–	2	6	–	5
Bryant	4	–	2	5	–	6
Sacred Heart	1	–	5	6	–	5
Central Connecticut	1	–	5	2	–	9
Robert Morris	1	–	5	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.^[1] They finished the season 7–5, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Duquesne. Due to their head-to-head win over Duquesne, they received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Villanova.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	9:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Montana *		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	SWX	L 31–41	26,002
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Towson *		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	L 28–35	8,069
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia *		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York City, NY	ILDN	W 13–9	4,323
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Albany *		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	L 9–20	6,309
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Malone *		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 52–10	1,699
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris		Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	W 24–10	2,051
October 15	Noon	Bryant		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 38–3	1,450
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 14–10	1,698
October 29	Noon	at Sacred Heart		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 38–17	1,716
November 12	Noon	Central Connecticut		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 31–21	1,621
November 19	Noon	at Wagner	No. 25	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	L 24–31	2,792
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Villanova *		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–31	2,059
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Games summaries

At Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	10	7	14	31
#13 Grizzlies	3	3	14	21	41

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	21	0	0	28
Tigers	3	10	15	7	35

At Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	3	3	0	7	13
Lions	0	0	3	6	9

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	9	0	0	9
#22 Great Danes	0	0	3	17	20

Malone

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	7	0	10
Red Flash	10	7	14	21	52

At Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	10	0	0	7	17
Colonials	0	3	0	7	10

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	3	0	3
Red Flash	7	7	7	17	38

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	3	7	0	10
Red Flash	0	7	0	7	14

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	10	7	14	38
Pioneers	0	10	7	0	17

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Red Flash	17	7	7	0	31

At Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Red Flash	0	0	7	17	24
Seahawks	7	17	7	0	31

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	0	0	14	21
#9 Wildcats	17	14	0	0	31

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV

Related Research Articles

The 2011 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by second year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–7 in NEC play to finish in last place.

The 2012 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

The 2013 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place.

The 2014 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in fourth place.

The 2015 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 5–1 in NEC play to win the NEC championship. They received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to William & Mary.

The 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Saint Francis (PA). Due to their head-to-head loss to Saint Francis (PA), they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

The 2010 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by Chris Villarrial in his first year as the program’s 27th head coach and played their home games at DeGol Field. They finished the season 1–10 overall and 1–7 in NEC play to place last.

The 2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in fourth place.

The 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They played as a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–1 in NEC play to be NEC co-champions with Sacred Heart. Due to their head-to-head win over Sacred Heart, they received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Towson in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.

The 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team represented Sacred Heart University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mark Nofri and played their home games at Campus Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–1 in NEC play to be NEC co-champions with Duquesne. Due to their head-to-head loss to Duquesne, they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive and at-large bid.

The 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

The 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. Duquesne compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC.

The 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field as a member of the Northeast Conference.

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.

The 2008 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by seventh-year head coach Dave Opfar and played their home games at DeGol Field. They finished the season 0–11 overall and 0–7 in NEC play to place last.

The 2007 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by sixth-year head coach Dave Opfar and played their home games at DeGol Field. They finished the season 3–7 overall and 2–4 in NEC play to place fourth.

The 2006 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Opfar and played their home games at the newly constructed DeGol Field, which was in its first year as the home of the Red Flash. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–5 in NEC play to place fourth.

The 2005 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by fourth-year head coach Dave Opfar. It was the final season in which the team played their home games at the Pine Bowl. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 3–5 in NEC play to place in a three-way tie for third place.

The 2021 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash, led by 11th-year head coach Chris Villarrial, played their home games at DeGol Field.

The 2022 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash, led by 12th-year head coach Chris Villarrial, played their home games at DeGol Field.

References

↑ "Football Announces 2016 Schedule". Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Football Announces 2016 Schedule". Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

[1]

v t e Saint Francis Red Flash football
Venues	Pine Bowl (1979–2005) DeGol Field (2006–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932–1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954–1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e 2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State
Champion – James Madison