2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

The 2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-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 5–6, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in fourth place.

2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Michael Craig
Home stadium	DeGol Field

2017 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut $^		6	–	0					8	–	3
Duquesne		4	–	2					7	–	4
Bryant		4	–	2					6	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	3					5	–	6
Sacred Heart		2	–	4					4	–	7
Wagner		2	–	4					4	–	7
Robert Morris		0	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	Noon	Lock Haven*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 69–3	1,505
September 9	Noon	Wagner	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 31–6	1,231
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Towson*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 14–16	2,412
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN	W 13–7	15,886
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	L 14–26	1,675
October 14	Noon	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 30–14	3,069
October 21	Noon	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 7–24	2,537
October 28	Noon	Robert Morris	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 36–7	1,655
November 4	Noon	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR	L 10–28	2,211
November 11	Noon	Sacred Heart	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	L 7–16	1,262
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	L 10–14	3,720
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Lock Haven

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bald Eagles	0	3	0	0	3
Red Flash	24	21	3	21	69

See also: 2017 Lock Haven Bald Eagles football team

Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	3	0	0	6
Red Flash	7	7	7	10	31

See also: 2017 Wagner Seahawks football team

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	3	13	16
Red Flash	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2017 Towson Tigers football team

at Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	6	7	0	13
No. 22 Flames	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team

at Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	7	7	14
Blue Hose	3	9	0	14	26

See also: 2017 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

at Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	17	3	10	30
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14

See also: 2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team

at Duquesne

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	0	0	0	7
Dukes	10	14	0	0	24

See also: 2017 Duquesne Dukes football team

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	0	0	0	7
Red Flash	10	7	12	7	36

See also: 2017 Robert Morris Colonials football team

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	7	3	0	10
Blue Devils	7	7	0	14	28

See also: 2017 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	10	3	3	0	16
Red Flash	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2017 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

at Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	3	7	0	10
Colonels	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team