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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.[1] 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 then NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Villanova.
Schedule
September 39:00 PMat No. 13 Montana*
SWXL 31–41 26,002
September 106:00 PMat Towson*
TSNL 28–35 8,069
September 171:00 PMat Columbia*
ILDNW 13–9 4,323
September 247:00 PMat No. 22 Albany*
DZL 9–20 6,309
October 11:00 PMMalone*
NECFRW 52–10 1,699
October 83:00 PMat Robert Morris
ESPN3W 24–10 2,051
October 1512:00 PMBryant
NECFRW 38–3 1,450
October 217:00 PMDuquesne
ESPN3W 14–10 1,698
October 2912:00 PMat Sacred Heart
NECFRW 38–17 1,716
November 1212:00 PMCentral Connecticut
ESPN3W 31–21 1,621
November 1912:00 PMat WagnerNo. 25
NECFRL 24–31 2,792
November 262:00 PMat No. 9 Villanova*
ESPN3L 21–31 2,059
Template:CFB Schedule End
Games notes
at Montana
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Red Flash
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0
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
| #13 Grizzlies
|
3
|
3
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14
|
21 |
41 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| First meeting
|
at Towson
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Red Flash
|
7
|
21
|
0
|
0 |
28 |
| Tigers
|
3
|
10
|
15
|
7 |
35 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 0–4
|
2015
|
L 20–35
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at Columbia
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Red Flash
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
| Lions
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6 |
9 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| First meeting
|
at Albany
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Red Flash
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
0 |
9 |
| #22 Great Danes
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
17 |
20 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 0–14
|
2012
|
L 13–36
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Malone
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Pioneers
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
| Red Flash
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
21 |
52 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| First meeting
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at Robert Morris
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Red Flash
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
| Colonials
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 6–15–1
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2015
|
W 21–0
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Bryant
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0 |
3 |
| Red Flash
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
17 |
38 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 2–6
|
2015
|
L 24–26
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Duquesne
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Dukes
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
| Red Flash
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 7–35
|
2015
|
L 20–30
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at Sacred Heart
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Red Flash
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
14 |
38 |
| Pioneers
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| 10–10
|
2015
|
W 23–14
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Central Connecticut
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Blue Devils
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
| Red Flash
|
17
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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| 4–19
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2015
|
W 22–13
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at Wagner
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| #25 Red Flash
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
17 |
24 |
| Seahawks
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
0 |
31 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
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| 4–21
|
2015
|
W 43–14
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FCS Playoffs
First Round–Villanova
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
| Red Flash
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
| #9 Wildcats
|
17
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
31 |
| Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
| First meeting
|
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
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