2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

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2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Saint Francis Red Flash logo.svg
Conference Northeast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Long
Defensive coordinatorMarco Pecora
Home stadium DeGol Field
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Walter Payton Award [1] Kamron LewisWRSR

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]

Preseason All-NEC team

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.at Lehigh * Stadium L 19–214,216
September 812:00 p.m. Delaware State *NECFRW 45–141,074
September 13 [a] 5:00 p.m. Richmond *
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRL 27–351,234
September 227:00 p.m.at Albany *UAlbany Live Events [4] L 28–353,840
September 294:00 p.m. West Virginia Wesleyan *
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRW 59–31,563
October 1312:00 p.m.at Wagner ESPN3 L 22–231,438
October 2012:00 p.m. Duquesne Dagger-14-plain.png
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRL 20–271,532
October 2712:00 p.m.at Robert Morris NECFRW 20–71,359
November 312:00 p.m. Bryant
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRW 27–141,489
November 1012:00 p.m. Central Connecticut
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
ESPN3L 14–30912
November 1712:00 p.m.at Sacred Heart NECFRL 7–131,852
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. 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

1234Total
Red Flash733619
Mountain Hawks0147021

Delaware State

1234Total
Hornets770014
Red Flash28017045

Richmond

1234Total
Spiders2732335
Red Flash0317727

At Albany

1234Total
Red Flash7714028
Great Danes7138735

West Virginia Wesleyan

1234Total
Bobcats00033
Red Flash212131459

At Wagner

1234Total
Red Flash0071522
Seahawks376723

Duquesne

1234Total
Dukes0671427
Red Flash1037020

At Robert Morris

1234Total
Red Flash0137020
Colonials00077

Bryant

1234Total
Bulldogs0140014
Red Flash1770327

Central Connecticut

1234Total
Blue Devils0147930
Red Flash700714

At Sacred Heart

1234Total
Red Flash07007
Pioneers337013

References

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