American college football season
2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football |
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
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Record | 6–6 (5–4 NEC) |
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Head coach | - Chris Villarrial (10th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Marco Pecora (1st season as OC, 6th overall season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bishop Neal (1st season as DC, 4th overall season) |
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Home stadium | DeGol Field |
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Seasons |
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 | |
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 | |
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- $ – 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 |
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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 | Noon | Merrimack | | NEC Front Row | W 42–14 | 1,455 |
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Columbia* | | 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 | Noon | Robert Morris | | 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 | Noon | Sacred Heart | | NEC Front Row | L 33–36 OT | 1,045 |
November 2 | Noon | at Duquesne | | NEC Front Row | L 21–30 | 1,297 |
November 9 | Noon | at No. 20 Central Connecticut | | NEC Front Row | L 31–38 OT | |
November 16 | Noon | Wagner | | NEC Front Row | W 42–8 | |
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State* | | ESPN3 | W 35–21 | 527 |
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[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 |
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 |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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