# 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

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. 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 StadiumMissoula, MT | SWX | L 31–41 | 26,002 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Towson* | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | TSN | L 28–35 | 8,069 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Columbia* | | Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew 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 StadiumAlbany, NY | DZ | L 9–20 | 6,309 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Malone* | | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NECFR | W 52–10 | 1,699 |
| October 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris | | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | ESPN3 | W 24–10 | 2,051 |
| October 15 | Noon | Bryant | | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NECFR | W 38–3 | 1,450 |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne | | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | ESPN3 | W 14–10 | 1,698 |
| October 29 | Noon | at Sacred Heart | | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | NECFR | W 38–17 | 1,716 |
| November 12 | Noon | Central Connecticut | | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 1,621 |
| November 19 | Noon | at Wagner | No. 25 | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NECFR | L 24–31 | 2,792 |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Villanova* | | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | L 21–31 | 2,059 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV |