2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

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.

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 →

2019 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	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
$ – 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

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	12:00 p.m.	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	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	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	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	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	L 21–30	1,297
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	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*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN3	W 35–21	527
*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

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	4	OT	Total
Colonials	0	3	7	7	3	20
Red Flash	3	7	0	7	0	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	4	OT	Total
Pioneers	3	7	6	14	6	36
Red Flash	10	10	3	7	3	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	4	OT	Total
Red Flash	0	14	10	7	0	31
No. 20 Blue Devils	7	7	7	10	7	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