2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record6–6 (5–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarco Pecora (1st season as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorBishop Neal (1st season as DC, 4th overall season)
Home stadiumDeGol Field
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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  
  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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 12:30 p.m. at Lehigh*
Stadium W 14–13 4,161
September 7 6:00 p.m. at No. 2 James Madison*
NBCS WA L 7–44 22,422
September 14 12:00 p.m. Merrimack
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
NEC Front Row W 16–6 2,894
October 12 12:00 p.m. Robert Morris
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
 NEC Front Row L 17–20 1,370
October 19 1:00 p.m. at LIU
NEC Front Row W 30–0 4,178
October 26 12:00 p.m. Sacred Heart
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
 NEC Front Row L 33–36 OT 1,045
November 2 12:00 p.m. at Duquesne
NEC Front Row L 21–30 1,297
November 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 20 Central Connecticut
NEC Front Row L 31–38 OT
November 16 12:00 p.m. Wagner
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
 NEC Front Row W 42–8
November 23 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State*
ESPN3 W 35–21 527

[2][3]

Game summaries

At Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 7 7 14
Mountain Hawks 10 3 0 0 13
See also: 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

At James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 Dukes 14 13 10 7 44
See also: 2019 James Madison Dukes football team

Merrimack

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 7 0 0 14
Red Flash 7 13 15 7 42
See also: 2019 Merrimack Warriors football team

Columbia

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 14 7 3 7 31
Red Flash 14 0 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Columbia Lions football team

At Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 10 3 3 16
Bulldogs 6 0 0 0 6
See also: 2019 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Robert Morris

1 2 3 4OT Total
Colonials 0 3 7 73 20
Red Flash 3 7 0 70 17
See also: 2019 Robert Morris Colonials football team

At LIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 3 6 0 21 30
Sharks 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2019 LIU Sharks football team

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4OT Total
Pioneers 3 7 6 146 36
Red Flash 10 10 3 73 33
See also: 2019 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

At Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 7 7 7 0 21
Dukes 7 13 10 0 30
See also: 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team

At Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4OT Total
Red Flash 0 14 10 70 31
No. 20 Blue Devils 7 7 7 107 38
See also: 2019 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 8 0 8
Red Flash 14 7 7 14 42
See also: 2019 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 14 14 7 0 35
Hornets 0 0 7 14 21
See also: 2019 Delaware State Hornets football team

References

  1. ^ a b "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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