2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football

Northeast Conference co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–31 vs. Villanova
Conference	Northeast Conference
2016 record	7–5 (5–1 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Michael Craig
Home stadium	DeGol Field (Capacity: 3,450)

2016 NEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Duquesne +		5	–	1		8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) +^		5	–	1		7	–	5
Wagner		4	–	2		6	–	5
Bryant		4	–	2		5	–	6
Sacred Heart		1	–	5		6	–	5
Central Connecticut		1	–	5		2	–	9
Robert Morris		1	–	5		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.^[1] They finished the season 7–5, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Duquesne. Due to their head-to-head win over Duquesne, they received then NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Villanova.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	9:00 PM	at No. 13 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT	SWX	L 31–41	26,002
September 10	6:00 PM	at Towson*		Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	TSN	L 28–35	8,069
September 17	1:00 PM	at Columbia*		Wien Stadium • New York City, NY	ILDN	W 13–9	4,323
September 24	7:00 PM	at No. 22 Albany*		Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	DZ	L 9–20	6,309
October 1	1:00 PM	Malone*		DeGol Field • Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 52–10	1,699
October 8	3:00 PM	at Robert Morris		Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	W 24–10	2,051
October 15	12:00 PM	Bryant		DeGol Field • Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 38–3	1,450
October 21	7:00 PM	Duquesne		DeGol Field • Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 14–10	1,698
October 29	12:00 PM	at Sacred Heart		Campus Field • Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 38–17	1,716
November 12	12:00 PM	Central Connecticut		DeGol Field • Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 31–21	1,621
November 19	12:00 PM	at Wagner	No. 25	Wagner College Stadium • Staten Island, NY	NECFR	L 24–31	2,792
November 26	2:00 PM	at No. 9 Villanova*		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–31	2,059
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Games notes

at Montana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	10	7	14	31
#13 Grizzlies	3	3	14	21	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	21	0	0	28
Tigers	3	10	15	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2015	L 20–35

at Columbia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	3	3	0	7	13
Lions	0	0	3	6	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	9	0	0	9
#22 Great Danes	0	0	3	17	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–14	2012	L 13–36

Malone

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	7	0	10
Red Flash	10	7	14	21	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	10	0	0	7	17
Colonials	0	3	0	7	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–15–1	2015	W 21–0

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	3	0	3
Red Flash	7	7	7	17	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2015	L 24–26

Duquesne

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–35	2015	L 20–30

at Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	10	7	14	38
Pioneers	0	10	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–10	2015	W 23–14

Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Red Flash	17	7	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–19	2015	W 22–13

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Red Flash	0	0	7	17	24
Seahawks	7	17	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–21	2015	W 43–14

FCS Playoffs

First Round–Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	0	0	14	21
#9 Wildcats	17	14	0	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	RV
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV

References

↑ "Football Announces 2016 Schedule". Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

Saint Francis Red Flash football

Venues	Pine Bowl (1979–2005) DeGol Field (2006–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

People	Head coaches

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 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 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

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State

Champion – TBD

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