2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Michael Craig
Home stadium	DeGol Field
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

Last updated January 10, 2024

2017 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Central Connecticut $^	6	–	0	8	–	3
Duquesne	4	–	2	7	–	4
Bryant	4	–	2	6	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)	3	–	3	5	–	6
Sacred Heart	2	–	4	4	–	7
Wagner	2	–	4	4	–	7
Robert Morris	0	–	6	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

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.^[1] They finished the season 5–6, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	Noon	Lock Haven *	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 69–3	1,505
September 9	Noon	Wagner	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 31–6	1,231
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Towson *	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 14–16	2,412
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Liberty *	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN	W 13–7	15,886
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian *	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	L 14–26	1,675
October 14	Noon	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 30–14	3,069
October 21	Noon	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 7–24	2,537
October 28	Noon	Robert Morris	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 36–7	1,655
November 4	Noon	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	L 10–28	2,211
November 11	Noon	Sacred Heart	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 7–16	1,262
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky *	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 10–14	3,720
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Lock Haven

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bald Eagles	0	3	0	0	3
Red Flash	24	21	3	21	69

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	3	0	0	6
Red Flash	7	7	7	10	31

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	3	13	16
Red Flash	0	7	0	7	14

at Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	6	7	0	13
No. 22 Flames	0	0	0	7	7

at Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	7	7	14
Blue Hose	3	9	0	14	26

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	17	3	10	30
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	0	0	0	7
Dukes	10	14	0	0	24

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	0	7
Red Flash	10	7	12	7	36

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	7	3	0	10
Blue Devils	7	7	0	14	28

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	10	3	3	0	16
Red Flash	0	7	0	0	7

at Eastern Kentucky

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

Related Research Articles

The Saint Francis Red Flash football program represents the intercollegiate football team for Saint Francis University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1892. The team plays its home games at the 3,500-seat DeGol Field. They are coached by Chris Villarrial.

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 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 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. 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.

The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by sixth-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to Fairleigh Dickinson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to UIC.

The 2017–18 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represents Saint Francis University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Flash's home games are played at the DeGol Arena. The team was a member of the Northeast Conference and was led by Joe Haigh, who was in his sixth year at the helm. They finished the season 24–10, 16–2 in NEC play to win the Northeast Regular Season Championship with Robert Morris. They were also champions of the NEC tournament and earns an automatic trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament where they got demolished by the unbeaten UConn in the first round.

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 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 2004 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Red Flash were led by third-year head coach Dave Opfar and played their home games at the Pine Bowl. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 1–6 in NEC play to place last.

The 2003 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Red Flash were led by third-year head coach Dave Opfar and played their home games at the Pine Bowl. They finished the season 1–9 overall and 0–7 in NEC play to place last.

The 2002 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Red Flash were led by Dave Opfar in his first year as the program's 26th head coach. The team played its home games at the Pine Bowl. They finished the season 2–8 overall and 0–7 in NEC play to place last.

The 2001 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Red Flash were led by third-year head coach Dave Jaumotte and played its home games at the Pine Bowl. They finished the season 0–10 overall and 0–7 in NEC play to place last. Saint Francis' September 15 game against St. John's was canceled due to college football's collective decision to postpone games following the September 11 attacks.

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 2017 Schedule". Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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[1] "Football Announces 2017 Schedule". Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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