2009 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

The 2009 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by eighth-year head coach Dave Opfar and played their home games at DeGol Field. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 1–7 in NEC play to place last.

2009 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 NEC)
Head coach	Dave Opfar (8th season)
Home stadium	DeGol Field
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut State $		7	–	1					9	–	3
Albany		6	–	2					7	–	4
Wagner		5	–	3					6	–	5
Robert Morris		5	–	3					5	–	6
Monmouth		4	–	4					5	–	6
Bryant		4	–	4					5	–	6
Duquesne		2	–	6					3	–	8
Sacred Heart		2	–	6					2	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion

After the season, on November 30, Opfar resigned following eight seasons as the team's head coach.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 p.m.	at No. 8 New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 14–24	6,330
September 12	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	W 31–0
September 19	5:05 p.m.	at No. 3 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–30	10,981
September 26	1:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	L 48–56 3OT	1,867
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Albany	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	L 6–27	1,591
October 10	1:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	L 7–29	1,127
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	L 0–28	1,647
October 24	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	W 31–14
November 7	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	L 10–24	1,781
November 14	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	L 12–35	727
November 21	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut State	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	L 13–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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