2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Marco Pecora
Home stadium	DeGol Field
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 2–4 in NEC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

2018 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Duquesne +^	5	–	1	8	–	3
Sacred Heart +	5	–	1	7	–	4
Central Connecticut	4	–	2	6	–	5
Wagner	3	–	3	4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)	2	–	4	4	–	7
Bryant	2	–	4	6	–	5
Robert Morris	0	–	6	2	–	9

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

Preseason edit

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award^[1]	Kamron Lewis	WR	SR

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Red Flash predicted to finish in fourth place.^[2]

The Red Flash placed five players on the preseason all-NEC team.^[3]

Offense

Kamron Lewis – WR

Mederick Flavius– OL

Defense

Hakeem Kinard – DB

Nick Rinella – DB

Special teams

Andrew Zecca – P

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:30 p.m.	at Lehigh*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 19–21	4,216
September 8	Noon	Delaware State*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 45–14	1,074
September 13^[a]	5:00 p.m.	Richmond*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 27–35	1,234
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Albany*	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	UAlbany Live Events^[4]	L 28–35	3,840
September 29	4:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 59–3	1,563
October 13	Noon	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3	L 22–23	1,438
October 20	Noon	Duquesne	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 20–27	1,532
October 27	Noon	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 20–7	1,359
November 3	Noon	Bryant	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 27–14	1,489
November 10	Noon	Central Connecticut	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	L 14–30	912
November 17	Noon	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	L 7–13	1,852
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ This game was originally scheduled as home game for Richmond at Robins Stadium. It was moved to DeGol Filed and moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	3	3	6	19
Mountain Hawks	0	14	7	0	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	7	0	0	14
Red Flash	28	0	17	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	2	7	3	23	35
Red Flash	0	3	17	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	7	14	0	28
Great Danes	7	13	8	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	0	0	0	3	3
Red Flash	21	21	3	14	59

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	7	15	22
Seahawks	3	7	6	7	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	6	7	14	27
Red Flash	10	3	7	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	13	7	0	20
Colonials	0	0	0	7	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14
Red Flash	17	7	0	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	14	7	9	30
Red Flash	7	0	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	7	0	0	7
Pioneers	3	3	7	0	13