2021 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

American college football season

2021 Saint Francis Red Flash football

Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Marco Pecora (2nd season season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Lewis (1st season)
Home stadium	DeGol Field
Seasons ← 2019 2022 →

2021 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Sacred Heart $^	6	–	1	8	–	4
Duquesne	5	–	2	7	–	3
Bryant	5	–	2	7	–	4
Central Connecticut	4	–	3	4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)	4	–	3	5	–	6
Merrimack *	2	–	5	5	–	6
LIU	2	–	5	2	–	8
Wagner	0	–	7	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II

The 2021 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash, led by 11th-year head coach Chris Villarrial, played their home games at DeGol Field.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN3	L 15–35	16,461
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	L 10–27	13,351
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Wagner	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		W 39–24	1,472
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Norfolk State*	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		L 16–28	1,234
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at Morgan State*	Hughes Stadium Baltimore, MD		W 27–14	2,017
October 9	1:00 p.m.	LIU	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		W 55–10	1,464
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at Bryant	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI		L 17–18	3,150
October 30	3:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	W 17–10	1,330
November 6	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		L 13–14	1,077
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Merrimack	DeGol Field Loretto, PA		W 22–6	834
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT		L 21–24	1,538
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ "2021 Saint Francis Red Flash Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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