2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Marco Pecora
Home stadium	DeGol Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

Last updated January 10, 2024

2018 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Duquesne +^	5	–	1	8	–	3
Sacred Heart +	5	–	1	7	–	4
Central Connecticut	4	–	2	6	–	5
Wagner	3	–	3	4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)	2	–	4	4	–	7
Bryant	2	–	4	6	–	5
Robert Morris	0	–	6	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award ^[1]	Kamron Lewis	WR	SR

NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Red Flash predicted to finish in fourth place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team
1	Central Connecticut
2	Duquesne
3	Bryant
4	Saint Francis
5	Wagner
6	Sacred Heart
7	Robert Morris

Preseason All-NEC team

The Red Flash placed five players on the preseason all-NEC team.^[3]

Offense

Kamron Lewis – WR

Mederick Flavius– OL

Defense

Hakeem Kinard – DB

Nick Rinella – DB

Special teams

Andrew Zecca – P

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 19–21	4,216
September 8	Noon	Delaware State *	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 45–14	1,074
September 13^{[lower-alpha 1]}	5:00 p.m.	Richmond *	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 27–35	1,234
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Albany *	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[4]	L 28–35	3,840
September 29	4:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan *	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 59–3	1,563
October 13	Noon	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	L 22–23	1,438
October 20	Noon	Duquesne	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 20–27	1,532
October 27	Noon	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 20–7	1,359
November 3	Noon	Bryant	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 27–14	1,489
November 10	Noon	Central Connecticut	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	L 14–30	912
November 17	Noon	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 7–13	1,852
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

↑ This game was originally scheduled as home game for Richmond at Robins Stadium. It was moved to DeGol Filed and moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	3	3	6	19
Mountain Hawks	0	14	7	0	21

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	0	0	14
Red Flash	28	0	17	0	45

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	2	7	3	23	35
Red Flash	0	3	17	7	27

At Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	7	14	0	28
Great Danes	7	13	8	7	35

West Virginia Wesleyan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	3	3
Red Flash	21	21	3	14	59

At Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	7	15	22
Seahawks	3	7	6	7	23

Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	6	7	14	27
Red Flash	10	3	7	0	20

At Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	13	7	0	20
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14
Red Flash	17	7	0	3	27

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	14	7	9	30
Red Flash	7	0	0	7	14

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	7	0	0	7
Pioneers	3	3	7	0	13

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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.

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References

↑ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
↑ "Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team".
↑ 2018 All-Northeast Conference Football Preseason Team
↑ "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

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[4] This game was originally scheduled as home game for Richmond at Robins Stadium. It was moved to DeGol Filed and moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

[1] "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[2] "Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team".

[3] 2018 All-Northeast Conference Football Preseason Team

[5] "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

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