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 season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Michael Craig
Home stadium	DeGol Field (Capacity: 3,450)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Northeast Conference football standings
v t	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

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 the 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 p.m.	at No. 13 Montana*		Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	SWX	L 31–41	26,002
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Towson*		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	L 28–35	8,069
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia*		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York City, NY	ILDN	W 13–9	4,323
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Albany*		Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	L 9–20	6,309
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Malone*		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 52–10	1,699
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris		Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	W 24–10	2,051
October 15	Noon	Bryant		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 38–3	1,450
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 14–10	1,698
October 29	Noon	at Sacred Heart		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 38–17	1,716
November 12	Noon	Central Connecticut		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 31–21	1,621
November 19	Noon	at Wagner	No. 25	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	L 24–31	2,792
November 26	2:00 p.m.	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 the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Games summaries[]

at Montana[]

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

at Towson[]

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

at Columbia[]

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

at Albany[]

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

Malone[]

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

at Robert Morris[]

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

Bryant[]

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

Duquesne[]

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

at Sacred Heart[]

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

Central Connecticut[]

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

at Wagner[]

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

FCS Playoffs[]

First Round–Villanova[]

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

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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	RV
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV

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