2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	6–6 (5–4 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Marco Pecora (1st season as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Bishop Neal (1st season as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadium	DeGol Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2021 →

Last updated January 10, 2024

2019 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^	7	–	0	11	–	1
Robert Morris	6	–	1	7	–	5
Duquesne	4	–	3	6	–	5
Sacred Heart	4	–	3	7	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)	3	–	4	6	–	6
Bryant	3	–	4	4	–	8
Wagner	1	–	6	1	–	11
LIU	0	–	7	0	–	10
Merrimack *	0	–	0	6	–	5

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Red Flash were picked to finish in sixth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team (1st place votes)
1	Duquesne (7)
2	Sacred Heart (1)
3	Central Connecticut
4	Wagner
5	Bryant
6	Saint Francis
7	Robert Morris
8	LIU

Preseason All-NEC team

The Red Flash had four players at four positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.^[1]

Offense

Christian Eubanks – OL

Defense

Da'Jon Lee – LB

Nick Rinella – DB

Specialists

Nick Rinella – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh *	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	W 14–13	4,161
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison *	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	NBCS WA	L 7–44	22,422
September 14	Noon	Merrimack	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 42–14	1,455
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Columbia *	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 14–31	2,405
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NEC Front Row	W 16–6	2,894
October 12	Noon	Robert Morris	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 17–20	1,370
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row	W 30–0	4,178
October 26	Noon	Sacred Heart	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 33–36 ^OT	1,045
November 2	Noon	at Duquesne	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	L 21–30	1,297
November 9	Noon	at No. 20 Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	L 31–38 ^OT
November 16	Noon	Wagner	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 42–8
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State *	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	W 35–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Lehigh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	7	7	14
Mountain Hawks	10	3	0	0	13

At James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	0	7	7
No. 2 Dukes	14	13	10	7	44

Merrimack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	7	7	0	0	14
Red Flash	7	13	15	7	42

Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	3	7	31
Red Flash	14	0	0	0	14

At Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	10	3	3	16
Bulldogs	6	0	0	0	6

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colonials	0	3	7	7	3	20
Red Flash	3	7	0	7	0	17

At LIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	3	6	0	21	30
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Pioneers	3	7	6	14	6	36
Red Flash	10	10	3	7	3	33

At Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	7	7	0	21
Dukes	7	13	10	0	30

At Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Red Flash	0	14	10	7	0	31
No. 20 Blue Devils	7	7	7	10	7	38

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	8	0	8
Red Flash	14	7	7	14	42

At Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	14	14	7	0	35
Hornets	0	0	7	14	21

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References

1 2 "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
↑ "2019 Saint Francis U. Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

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[2019_NEC_Coaches_Poll_and_Team-1] 1 2 "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

[2] "2019 Saint Francis U. Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

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