2019 Northeast Conference football standings
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

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.

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 12:30 p.m. at Lehigh* Stadium W 14–13 4,161
September 7 6:00 p.m. at No. 2 James Madison* NBCS WA L 7–44 22,422
September 14 Noon Merrimack 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 NEC Front Row W 16–6 2,894
October 12 Noon Robert Morris
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NEC Front Row L 17–20 1,370
October 19 1:00 p.m. at LIU NEC Front Row W 30–0 4,178
October 26 Noon Sacred Heart
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NEC Front Row L 33–36 OT 1,045
November 2 Noon at Duquesne NEC Front Row L 21–30 1,297
November 9 Noon at No. 20 Central Connecticut NEC Front Row L 31–38 OT
November 16 Noon Wagner
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NEC Front Row W 42–8
November 23 2:00 p.m. at Delaware State* ESPN3 W 35–21 527

[2][3]

Game summaries

At Lehigh

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 7 7 14
Mountain Hawks 10 3 0 0 13

At James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 0 0 7 7
No. 2 Dukes 14 13 10 7 44

Merrimack

1 2 3 4 Total
Warriors 7 7 0 0 14
Red Flash 7 13 15 7 42

Columbia

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 14 7 3 7 31
Red Flash 14 0 0 0 14

At Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 0 10 3 3 16
Bulldogs 6 0 0 0 6

Robert Morris

1 2 3 4OT Total
Colonials 0 3 7 73 20
Red Flash 3 7 0 70 17

At LIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 3 6 0 21 30
Sharks 0 0 0 0 0

Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4OT Total
Pioneers 3 7 6 146 36
Red Flash 10 10 3 73 33

At Duquesne

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 7 7 7 0 21
Dukes 7 13 10 0 30

At Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4OT Total
Red Flash 0 14 10 70 31
No. 20 Blue Devils 7 7 7 107 38

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 8 0 8
Red Flash 14 7 7 14 42

At Delaware State

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 14 14 7 0 35
Hornets 0 0 7 14 21

References

  1. ^ a b "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Saint Francis U. Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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