2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football
2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	2–3 (0–1 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Marco Pecora (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jacob Craig (1st season)
Home stadium	DeGol Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

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.

2024 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Robert Morris	2	–	0	2	–	3
Duquesne	1	–	0	3	–	2
Central Connecticut	1	–	0	2	–	3
Wagner	1	–	1	3	–	3
Saint Francis (PA)	0	–	1	2	–	3
Mercyhurst *	0	–	1	2	–	4
Stonehill*	0	–	1	1	–	3
LIU	0	–	1	0	–	6

* – Stonehill and Mercyhurst are ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of October 9, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

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	L 20–27	2,616
September 21	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 0–36	15,509
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	ESPN+	W 28–17	5,400
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

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Game summaries

at Dayton

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)

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

Central Connecticut

Game Three – Central Connecticut Blue Devils (1–1) at Saint Francis Red Flash (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	6	14	0	7	27
Red Flash	7	7	6	0	20

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 12:00 pm
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 2,616
Referee: Michael Quinn
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Pat Farabaugh (play-by-play) and Jay Roberts (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(11:12) CCSU - Jack Barnum 39-yard Field Goal (Drive:10 plays, 34 yards, 3:43; Central Connecticut 3-0)
(10:04) CCSU - Jack Barnum 40-yard Field Goal (Drive:4 plays, 1 yard, 1:01; Central Connecticut 6-0)
(9:50) SFU - DaMario Crawford 94-yard Kickoff Return (Mac Plummer Kick) (Saint Francis 7-6)

Second quarter

(12:39) CCSU - Brady Olson 7-yard Run (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:42; Central Connecticut 13-7)
(7:21) SFU - DeMarcus McElroy 97-yard Run (Mac Plummer Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 97 yards, 0:15; Saint Francis 14-13)
(0:25) CCSU - Michael Plaskon 11-yard pass from Brady Olson (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 1:48; Central Connecticut 20-14)

Third quarter

(5:32) SFU - Fran Brown Jr. 0-yard Fumble Return (Mac Plummer PAT failed) (Drive: 4 plays, 97 yards, 2:04; Tied 20-20)

Fourth quarter

(1:45) CCSU - Kimal Clark 10-yard Fumble Return (Jack Barnum Kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 89 yards, 0:21; Central Connecticut 27-20)

Statistics	CCSU	SFPA
First downs	19	12
Total yards	297	248
Rushing yards	115	103
Passing yards	182	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–43–1	20–25–0
Time of possession	30:30	29:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing	Brady Olson	21/42, 163 yards, TD
	Rushing	Elijah Howard	23 carries, 102 yards
	Receiving	Michael Plaskon	6 receptions, 53 yards, TD
Saint Francis (PA)	Passing	Jeff Hoenstine	12/16, 112 yards, INT
	Rushing	DeMarcus McElroy	9 carries, 124 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jayden Ivory	5 receptions, 47 yards

at Eastern Michigan (FBS)

Game Four – Saint Francis Red Flash (1–2) vs Eastern Michigan Eagles (FBS) (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saint Francis	0	0	0	0	0
Eastern Michigan (FBS)	0	0	0	0	0

at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 2:00 PM
TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Eastern Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Delaware State

Game Five – Saint Francis Red Flash (1–3) vs Delaware State Hornets (1–4) – 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

Duquesne

Game Six – Duquesne Dukes (3–2) at Saint Francis Red Flash (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Duquesne	0	0	0	0	0
Saint Francis (PA)	0	0	0	0	0

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
Game time: 12:00 pm
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Mercyhurst

Game Eleven – Saint Francis Red Flash (0–0) vs Mercyhurst Lakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saint Francis	0	0	0	0	0
Mercyhurst	0	0	0	0	0

at Saxon Stadium • Erie, PA

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SFPA	MER
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
Mercyhurst	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 Saint Francis U Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". sfuathletics.com. Saint Francis Red Flash Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[1] "2024 Saint Francis U Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

[2] "2024 Football Schedule". sfuathletics.com. Saint Francis Red Flash Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

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