2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
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.
| 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football | |
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| 2018 record | 4–7 (2–4 NEC) |
| Head coach | Chris Villarrial (9th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Eric Long |
| Defensive coordinator | Marco Pecora |
| Home stadium | DeGol Field (Capacity: 3,450) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Red Flash finished the 2017 season 5–6, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in fourth 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]
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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* | Stadium | L 19–21 | 4,216 | |
| September 8 | Noon | Delaware State* | NECFR | W 45–14 | 1,074 | |
| September 13[lower-alpha 1] | 5:00 p.m. | Richmond* |
| NECFR | L 27–35 | 1,234 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany* | UAlbany Live Events[4] | L 28–35 | 3,840 | |
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | West Virginia Wesleyan* |
| NECFR | W 59–3 | 1,563 |
| October 13 | Noon | at Wagner | ESPN3 | L 22–23 | 1,438 | |
| October 20 | Noon | Duquesne |
| NECFR | L 20–27 | 1,532 |
| October 27 | Noon | at Robert Morris | NECFR | W 20–7 | 1,359 | |
| November 3 | Noon | Bryant |
| NECFR | W 27–14 | 1,489 |
| November 10 | Noon | Central Connecticut |
| ESPN3 | L 14–30 | 912 |
| November 17 | Noon | at Sacred Heart | NECFR | L 7–13 | 1,852 | |
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- 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 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 1993 | LEH, 37–0 |
Delaware State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Red Flash | 28 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 45 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 2006 | DSU, 63–28 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders | 2 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 35 |
| Red Flash | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–14 | 2016 | UALB, 20–9 |
West Virginia Wesleyan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Red Flash | 21 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 59 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–22 | 2017 | SFU, 31–6 |
Duquesne
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dukes | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Red Flash | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–36 | 2017 | DUQ, 24–7 |
at Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flash | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8–14–1 | 2017 | SFU, 36–7 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Red Flash | 17 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–6 | 2017 | SFU, 30–14 |
Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Red Flash | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–6 | 2017 | CCSU, 28–10 |
at Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Flash | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pioneers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–10 | 2017 | SHU, 16–7 |
References
- "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2018/7/24/football-defending-champ-ccsu-tops-preseason-coaches-poll-places-league-high-seven-on-all-nec-team.aspx
- http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285
- "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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