# 2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

The 2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by 14th-year head coach Chris Villarrial, and played home games at DeGol Field in Loretto, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Dayton* | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | L 10–18 | 2,850 |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Kent State* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+ | W 23–17 | 11,585 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 20–27 | 2,616 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | L 0–36 | 15,509 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Delaware State* | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN+ | W 28–17 | 5,400 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Duquesne | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 1,799 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wagner | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NEC Front Row | L 0–14 | 2,785 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | L 0–17 | 2,657 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Stonehill | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | W 34–0 | 5,400 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | NEC Front Row | W 34–27 | 684 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Mercyhurst | Saxon StadiumErie, PA | NEC Front Row | L 20–21 | 826 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at Dayton

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Flyers | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
at Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH
* Date: August 31, 2024
* Game time: 12:06 pm
* Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,850
* Referee: John Shay
* TV announcers (Facebook Live): TBD
* Box Score (SFU) Recap (SFU)
| Statistics | SFPA | DAY |
| First downs | 13 | 16 |
| Total yards | 247 | 196 |
| Rushing yards | 126 | 40 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 156 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–26–0 | 16–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:46 | 35:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing | Nick Whitfield, Jr. | 15/26, 121 yards |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing | DeMarcus McElroy | 9 carries, 69 yards |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving | Gavin Thomson | 3 receptions, 44 yards |
| Dayton | Passing | Drew VanVleet | 15/22, 129 yards, 1 TD |
| Dayton | Rushing | Mason Hackett | 18 carries, 60 yards |
| Dayton | Receiving | Gavin Lochow | 8 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD |

### at Kent State (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Golden Flashes (FBS) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 2:30 pm
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 11,585
* Referee: Rich Edwards
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)
| Statistics | SFPA | KENT |
| First downs | 16 | 16 |
| Total yards | 402 | 280 |
| Rushing yards | 207 | 78 |
| Passing yards | 195 | 202 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–22–0 | 23–39–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:24 | 25:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing | Jeff Hoenstine | 11/22, 195 yards, TD |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing | DeMarcus McElroy | 20 carries, 81 yards |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving | Gavin Thomson | 5 receptions, 124 yards, TD |
| Kent State | Passing | Devin Kargman | 22/38, 193 yards, TD, INT |
| Kent State | Rushing | Ky Thomas | 11 carries, 39 yards |
| Kent State | Receiving | Luke Floriea | 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD |

### Central Connecticut

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 pm
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,616
* Referee: Michael Quinn
* TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Pat Farabaugh (play-by-play) and Jay Roberts (analyst)
| Statistics | CCSU | SFPA |
| First downs | 19 | 12 |
| Total yards | 297 | 248 |
| Rushing yards | 115 | 103 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 145 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–43–1 | 20–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:30 | 29:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Connecticut | Passing | Brady Olson | 21/42, 163 yards, TD |
| Central Connecticut | Rushing | Elijah Howard | 23 carries, 102 yards |
| Central Connecticut | Receiving | Michael Plaskon | 6 receptions, 53 yards, TD |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing | Jeff Hoenstine | 12/16, 112 yards, INT |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing | DeMarcus McElroy | 9 carries, 124 yards, TD |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving | Jayden Ivory | 5 receptions, 47 yards |

### at Eastern Michigan (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eagles (FBS) | 10 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
| Statistics | SFPA | EMU |
| First downs | 14 | 17 |
| Total yards | 154 | 327 |
| Rushing yards | 43 | 124 |
| Passing yards | 111 | 203 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15-27-1 | 14-24-0 |
| Time of possession | 30:22 | 29:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Saint Francis | Passing | Adrian Mejia | 15/27, 111 yards, INT |
| Saint Francis | Rushing | Adrian Mejia | 17 carries, 20 yards |
| Saint Francis | Receiving | Jayden Ivory | 3 receptions, 42 yards |
| Eastern Michigan | Passing | Jeremiah Salem | 5/5, 102 yards, TD |
| Eastern Michigan | Rushing | Deion Brown | 6 carries, 33 yards |
| Eastern Michigan | Receiving | Zyell Griffin | 1 reception, 89 yards, TD |

### at Delaware State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware
* Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Saint Francis | Passing |
| Saint Francis | Rushing |
| Saint Francis | Receiving |
| Delaware State | Passing |
| Delaware State | Rushing |
| Delaware State | Receiving |

### Duquesne

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA
* Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 pm
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Duquesne | Passing |
| Duquesne | Rushing |
| Duquesne | Receiving |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving |

### at Wagner

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Wagner College Stadium, Staten Island, New York
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM
* TV: NEC Front Row
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving |
| Wagner | Passing |
| Wagner | Rushing |
| Wagner | Receiving |

### at Robert Morris

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colonials | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Joe Walton Stadium, Moon Township, Pennsylvania
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* TV: NEC Front Row
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving |
| Robert Morris | Passing |
| Robert Morris | Rushing |
| Robert Morris | Receiving |

### Stonehill

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 pm
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stonehill | Passing |
| Stonehill | Rushing |
| Stonehill | Receiving |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving |

### at LIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium • Brookville, New York
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 12:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving |
| LIU | Passing |
| LIU | Rushing |
| LIU | Receiving |

### at Mercyhurst

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Saxon Stadium • Erie, PA
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 PM EST
* Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
* TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Passing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Rushing |
| Saint Francis (PA) | Receiving |
| Mercyhurst | Passing |
| Mercyhurst | Rushing |
| Mercyhurst | Receiving |