2012 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2012 Northeast Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; ^ – FCS playoff participant; Rankings from The Sports Network poll

2012 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2012 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2012 record	5–6 (4–4 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Benzel
Co-defensive coordinator	Jake Nulph
Home stadium	DeGol Field; (Capacity: 3,450)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 5 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 7–55	23,248
September 8	Noon	Bryant	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		W 39–28	1,024
September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Morehead State*	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY		W 57–23	5,856
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 17–46	9,828
September 29	1:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 21–24	2,641
October 6	Noon	Robert Morris	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		W 10–3	1,726
October 13	Noon	at Albany	University Field Albany, NY		L 13–36	6,852
October 20	Noon	Wagner	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		L 24–31	1,931
October 27	Noon	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT		L 30–32	2,127
November 10	Noon	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	FCS/ESPN3	W 45–31	1,410
November 17	Noon	Sacred Heart	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		W 44–24	1,507
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Venues	Pine Bowl (1979–2005) DeGol Field (2006–present)
Bowls & rivalries
People	Head coaches
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2012 Northeast Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 21 Wagner +^		7	–	1		9	–	4
Albany +		7	–	1		9	–	2
Monmouth		4	–	3		5	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	4		5	–	6
Bryant		4	–	4		4	–	7
Robert Morris		3	–	5		4	–	7
Duquesne		3	–	5		5	–	6
Central Connecticut		2	–	5		2	–	8
Sacred Heart		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll