2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Marco Pecora (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jacob Craig (1st season)
Home stadium	DeGol Field

2024 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut		0	–	0					1	–	1
Mercyhurst *		0	–	0					1	–	1
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	0					1	–	1
Wagner		0	–	0					1	–	1
Stonehill*		0	–	0					0	–	1
Duquesne		0	–	0					0	–	2
LIU		0	–	0					0	–	2
Robert Morris		0	–	0					0	–	2
* – Stonehill and Mercyhurst are ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 9, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team will represent Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash will be led by 14th-year head coach Chris Villarrial, and play 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 Stadium Dayton, OH	Facebook Live	L 10–18	2,850
September 7	2:30 p.m.	at Kent State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 23–17	11,585
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Duquesne	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN+
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Stonehill	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Mercyhurst	Saxon Stadium Erie, PA	NEC Front Row
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

at Dayton

See also: 2024 Dayton Flyers football team

Game One – Saint Francis Red Flash (0–0) at Dayton Flyers (0–0) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter 7:51 DAY - Gavin Lochow 12-yard pass from Drew VanVleet (Danny Baker kick), (Drive: 11 plays, 28 yards, 5:55; Dayton 7–0) 0:59 DAY - 0-yard safety ; (Dayton 9–0) Second quarter 6:25 SFU - Mac Plummer 26-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:28; Dayton 9–3) Third quarter 11:04 DAY - Luke Brenner 27-yard pass from Gavin Lochow, (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:54; Dayton 15–3) 5:24 SFU - Markell Holman 1-yard run (Mac Plummer kick), (Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:26; Dayton 15–10) 0:07 DAY - Danny Baker 44-yard field goal, (Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 5:09; Dayton 18–10) Fourth quarter No scoring

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
	Rushing	DeMarcus McElroy	9 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Gavin Thomson	3 receptions, 44 yards
Dayton	Passing	Drew VanVleet	15/22, 129 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mason Hackett	18 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Gavin Lochow	8 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

at Kent State (FBS)

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Game Two – Saint Francis Red Flash (0–1) at Kent State Golden Flashes (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 2:30 pm
• Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SFPA	KENT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis (PA)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kent State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Delaware State

See also: 2024 Delaware State Hornets football team

Game Five – Saint Francis Red Flash vs Delaware State Hornets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saint Francis	0	0	0	0	0
Delaware State	0	0	0	0	0

at Alumni Stadium, Dover, Delaware

• Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 PM

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SFPA	DSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Delaware State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving