2002 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

The 2002 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Red Flash were led by Dave Opfar in his first year as the program's 26th head coach. The team played its home games at the Pine Bowl. They finished the season 2–8 overall and 0–7 in NEC play to place last.

2002 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 NEC)
Head coach	Dave Opfar (1st season)
Home stadium	Pine Bowl

2002 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Albany $		6	–	1					8	–	4
Stony Brook		5	–	2					8	–	2
Sacred Heart		5	–	2					7	–	3
Wagner		4	–	3					7	–	4
Central Connecticut		3	–	4					5	–	6
Robert Morris		2	–	5					3	–	4
Monmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	1:00 p.m.	Dayton*	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	L 0–39	1,311
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Saint Peter's*	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	L 19–24	806
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	L 0–28	606
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	L 14–24	647
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut State	Arute Field New Britain, CT	L 10–28	543
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Wagner	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	L 0–7	352
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Albany	University Field Albany, NY	L 21–49	634
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at La Salle*	McCarthy Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 23–16	764
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	L 0–7	1,018
November 16		Robert Morris	Pine Bowl Loretto, PA	W 14–7 OT	707
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time