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
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEric Long
Defensive coordinatorMarco Pecora
Home stadiumDeGol Field
(Capacity: 3,450)
2018 Northeast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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
1Central Connecticut
2Duquesne
3Bryant
4Saint Francis
5Wagner
6Sacred Heart
7Robert Morris

Preseason All-NEC team

The Red Flash placed five players on the preseason all-NEC team.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 p.m.at Lehigh*StadiumL 19–214,216
September 8NoonDelaware State*NECFRW 45–141,074
September 13[lower-alpha 1]5:00 p.m.Richmond*
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRL 27–351,234
September 227:00 p.m.at Albany*UAlbany Live Events[4]L 28–353,840
September 294:00 p.m.West Virginia Wesleyan*
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRW 59–31,563
October 13Noonat WagnerESPN3L 22–231,438
October 20NoonDuquesnedagger
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRL 20–271,532
October 27Noonat Robert MorrisNECFRW 20–71,359
November 3NoonBryant
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NECFRW 27–141,489
November 10NoonCentral Connecticut
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
ESPN3L 14–30912
November 17Noonat Sacred HeartNECFRL 7–131,852
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. 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

Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 7 7 0 0 14
Red Flash 28 0 17 0 45

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 2 7 3 23 35
Red Flash 0 3 17 7 27

At Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 7 7 14 0 28
Great Danes 7 13 8 7 35

West Virginia Wesleyan

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 0 0 3 3
Red Flash 21 21 3 14 59

At Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 7 15 22
Seahawks 3 7 6 7 23

Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0 6 7 14 27
Red Flash 10 3 7 0 20

At Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 13 7 0 20
Colonials 0 0 0 7 7

Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
Red Flash 17 7 0 3 27

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 14 7 9 30
Red Flash 7 0 0 7 14

At Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 7 0 0 7
Pioneers 3 3 7 0 13

References

  1. "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. "Defending Champ CCSU Tops Preseason Coaches' Poll, Places League-high Seven on All-NEC Team".
  3. 2018 All-Northeast Conference Football Preseason Team
  4. "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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