2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Marco Pecora
Home stadium	DeGol Field

2018 Northeast Conference football standings

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
	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

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.

Preseason

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award^[1]	Kamron Lewis	WR	SR

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Red Flash predicted to finish in fourth place.^[2]

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

Offense

Kamron Lewis – WR

Mederick Flavius– OL

Defense

Hakeem Kinard – DB

Nick Rinella – DB

Special teams

Andrew Zecca – P

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 19–21	4,216
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Delaware State*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 45–14	1,074
September 13^[a]	5:00 p.m.	Richmond*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 27–35	1,234
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Albany*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[4]	L 28–35	3,840
September 29	4:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 59–3	1,563
October 13	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	L 22–23	1,438
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Duquesne	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 20–27	1,532
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 20–7	1,359
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Bryant	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 27–14	1,489
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	L 14–30	912
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 7–13	1,852
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

^ 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.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	3	3	6	19
Mountain Hawks	0	14	7	0	21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saint Francis Red Flash football
Venues	Pine Bowl (1979–2005) DeGol Field (2006–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932–1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954–1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025