# 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

The 2019 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by tenth-year head coach Chris Villarrial and played their home games at DeGol Field as a member of the Northeast Conference.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Red Flash were picked to finish in sixth place.
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place votes) |
| 1 | Duquesne (7) |
| 2 | Sacred Heart (1) |
| 3 | Central Connecticut |
| 4 | Wagner |
| 5 | Bryant |
| 6 | Saint Francis |
| 7 | Robert Morris |
| 8 | LIU |

### Preseason All-NEC team

The Red Flash had four players at four positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:30 p.m. | at Lehigh* | Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA | Stadium | W 14–13 | 4,161 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison* | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA | NBCS WA | L 7–44 | 22,422 |
| September 14 | Noon | Merrimack | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | W 42–14 | 1,455 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Columbia* | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 14–31 | 2,405 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | W 16–6 | 2,894 |
| October 12 | Noon | Robert Morris | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 17–20 | 1,370 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at LIU | Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY | NEC Front Row | W 30–0 | 4,178 |
| October 26 | Noon | Sacred Heart | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | L 33–36 $^{OT}$ | 1,045 |
| November 2 | Noon | at Duquesne | Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA | NEC Front Row | L 21–30 | 1,297 |
| November 9 | Noon | at No. 20 Central Connecticut | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NEC Front Row | L 31–38 $^{OT}$ | |
| November 16 | Noon | Wagner | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | NEC Front Row | W 42–8 | |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delaware State* | Alumni StadiumDover, DE | ESPN3 | W 35–21 | 527 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Lehigh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Mountain Hawks | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### At James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 2 Dukes | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 |

### Merrimack

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Red Flash | 7 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 42 |

### Columbia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Red Flash | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Colonials | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Red Flash | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 30 |
| Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Pioneers | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 36 |
| Red Flash | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 33 |

### At Duquesne

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Dukes | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 30 |

### At Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Red Flash | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| No. 20 Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |

### Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Red Flash | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### At Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |