2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

American college football season

2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football

Northeast Conference co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 21–31 vs. Villanova
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–5 (5–1 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Eric Long
Defensive coordinator	Michael Craig
Home stadium	DeGol Field
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Duquesne +	5	–	1	8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) +^	5	–	1	7	–	5
Wagner	4	–	2	6	–	5
Bryant	4	–	2	5	–	6
Sacred Heart	1	–	5	6	–	5
Central Connecticut	1	–	5	2	–	9
Robert Morris	1	–	5	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

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 Stadium Missoula, MT	SWX	L 31–41	26,002
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Towson*		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	TSN	L 28–35	8,069
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia*		Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New 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 Stadium Albany, NY	DZ	L 9–20	6,309
October 1	1:00 p.m.	Malone*		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 52–10	1,699
October 8	3:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris		Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	W 24–10	2,051
October 15	Noon	Bryant		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR	W 38–3	1,450
October 21	7:00 p.m.	Duquesne		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 14–10	1,698
October 29	Noon	at Sacred Heart		Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NECFR	W 38–17	1,716
November 12	Noon	Central Connecticut		DeGol Field Loretto, PA	ESPN3	W 31–21	1,621
November 19	Noon	at Wagner	No. 25	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NECFR	L 24–31	2,792
November 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Villanova*		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	L 21–31	2,059
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	10	7	14	31
#13 Grizzlies	3	3	14	21	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	21	0	0	28
Tigers	3	10	15	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	3	3	0	7	13
Lions	0	0	3	6	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	9	0	0	9
#22 Great Danes	0	0	3	17	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	7	0	10
Red Flash	10	7	14	21	52

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	10	0	0	7	17
Colonials	0	3	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	3	0	3
Red Flash	7	7	7	17	38

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	10	7	14	38
Pioneers	0	10	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Red Flash	17	7	7	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Red Flash	0	0	7	17	24
Seahawks	7	17	7	0	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	7	0	0	14	21
#9 Wildcats	17	14	0	0	31

"Football Announces 2016 Schedule". Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics. March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2016.

v t e Saint Francis Red Flash football
Venues	Pine Bowl (1979–2005) DeGol Field (2006–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932–1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954–1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Northeast Conference football champions
Monmouth & Robert Morris (1996) Robert Morris (1997) Monmouth & Robert Morris (1998) Robert Morris (1999) Robert Morris (2000) Sacred Heart (2001) Albany (2002) Albany & Monmouth (2003) Central Connecticut State & Monmouth (2004) Central Connecticut State & Stony Brook (2005) Monmouth (2006) Albany (2007) Albany (2008) Central Connecticut State (2009) Central Connecticut State & Robert Morris (2010) Albany & Duquesne (2011) Albany & Wagner (2012) Duquesne & Sacred Heart (2013) Sacred Heart & Wagner (2014) Duquesne (2015) Saint Francis (2016) Central Connecticut (2017) Duquesne & Sacred Heart (2018) Central Connecticut (2019) Sacred Heart (2020) Sacred Heart (2021) Saint Francis (2022) Duquesne (2023) Central Connecticut & Duquesne (2024)