# 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

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.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Walter Payton Award | Kamron Lewis | WR | SR |

### NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Red Flash predicted to finish in fourth place.
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Central Connecticut |
| 2 | Duquesne |
| 3 | Bryant |
| 4 | Saint Francis |
| 5 | Wagner |
| 6 | Sacred Heart |
| 7 | Robert Morris |

### Preseason All-NEC team

The Red Flash placed five players on the preseason all-NEC team.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### At Lehigh

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

### Delaware State

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

### Richmond

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

### At Albany

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

### West Virginia Wesleyan

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

### At Wagner

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

### Duquesne

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

### At Robert Morris

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

### Bryant

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

### Central Connecticut

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

### At Sacred Heart

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