2025 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2025 Saint Francis Red Flash football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarco Pecora (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJacob Craig (2nd season)
Home stadiumDeGol Field
2025 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Central Connecticut $^   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Duquesne   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Mercyhurst*   4 – 3     5 – 7  
LIU   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Wagner   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Stonehill   3 – 4     4 – 8  
Robert Morris   2 – 5     3 – 9  
New Haven*   0 – 0     5 – 5  
Saint Francis   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by 15th-year head coach Chris Villarrial,[1] and play home games at DeGol Field in Loretto, Pennsylvania. This was the Red Flash's final year competing in the NEC and Division I as a whole before moving down to Division III.[2]

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on August 4, 2025. The Red Flash were picked to finish in sixth place.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Monroe*
ESPN+L 0–2912,459
September 63:30 p.m.at Buffalo*
ESPN+L 6–4515,740
September 1312:00 p.m.at Central Connecticut
NEC Front RowL 7–312,211
September 201:00 p.m.Delaware State*
NEC Front RowL 10–392,007
September 276:00 p.m.at Bucknell*
ESPN+L 23–30887
October 1112:00 p.m.at Duquesne
NEC Front RowL 7–522,965
October 253:00 p.m.Robert Morris
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowL 14–241,381
November 112:00 p.m.Wagner
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowL 20–231,076
November 812:00 p.m.Mercyhurst
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowL 15–16987
November 1512:00 p.m.LIU
  • DeGol Field
  • Loretto, PA
NEC Front RowL 3–10784
November 221:00 p.m.at Stonehill
NEC Front RowL 10–201,287

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Game summaries

at Louisiana–Monroe (FBS)

See also: 2025 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team
Game One – Saint Francis Red Flash (0–0) at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash 0 0 000
Warhawks (FBS) 7 3 71229

at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA

  • Date: Thursday August 28, 2025
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 12,459
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Sean Fox (play-by-play) and Desmund Lighten (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • ULM – Hunter Herring 1-yard run (Luke Stagg kick), 9:25. Warhawks 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:59.
Second quarter
  • ULM – Luke Stagg 32-yard field goal, 1:55. Warhawks 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:03.
Third quarter
  • ULM – Braylon McReynolds 13-yard pass from Aidan Armenta (Luke Stagg kick), 9:37. Warhawks 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:23.
Fourth quarter
  • ULM – Aidan Armenta 7-yard run (Luke Stagg kick BLOCKED), 12:00. Warhawks 23–0. Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 6:40.
  • ULM – Tyler Griffin 19-yard pass from Landon Graves (Luke Stagg kick BLOCKED), 4:39. Warhawks 29–0. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:05.
Statistics SFPA ULM
First downs 7 22
Total yards 131 434
Rushing yards 81 311
Passing yards 50 123
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–20–1 14–26–1
Time of possession 29:11 30:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Saint Francis (PA) Passing Nick Whitfield Jr. 9/16, 36 yards, INT
Rushing Raph Ekechi 10 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Zachary Betts 2 receptions, 16 yards
Louisiana–Monroe Passing Aidan Armenta 12/23, 95 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Braylon McReynolds 11 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Tyler Griffin 3 receptions, 32 yards, TD

at Buffalo (FBS)

See also: 2025 Buffalo Bulls football team
Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (0–1) at Buffalo Bulls (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash 0 0 066
Bulls (FBS) 17 7 14745

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Buffalo, New York

  • Date: September 6, 2025
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 15,740
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • BUFF – Victor Snow 17-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson (Jack Howes kick), 12:20. Bulls 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:45.
  • BUFF – Jack Howes 27-yard field goal, 7:01. Bulls 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:39.
  • BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 1-yard run (Jack Howes kick), 0:50. Bulls 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:06.
Second quarter
  • BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 10-yard run (Jack Howes kick), 5:31. Bulls 24–0. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:42.
Third quarter
  • BUFF – Ta'Quan Roberson 40-yard run (Jack Howes kick), 5:07. Bulls 31–0. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 4:09.
  • BUFF – Ta'Quan Roberson 4-yard run (Jack Howes kick), 1:01. Bulls 38–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:10.
Fourth quarter
  • SFPA – Jordan Theodore 1-yard run (Mac Plummer kick failed), 10:06. Bulls 38–6. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:45.
  • BUFF – James McNeil Jr. 26-yard run (Jack Howes kick), 4:52. Bulls 45–6. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:14.
Statistics SFPA BUFF
First downs 7 32
Total yards 119 503
Rushes–yards 21–4 63–370
Passing yards 115 133
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–0 11–22–2
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 22:41 37:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Saint Francis (PA) Passing Nick Whitfield Jr. 17/27, 111 yards
Rushing Raph Ekechi 8 carries, 21 yards
Receiving Peyton Nelson 4 receptions, 34 yards
Buffalo Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 10/20, 133 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 24 carries, 98 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Victor Snow 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD

at Central Connecticut

See also: 2025 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team
Saint Francis Red Flash (0-2) at Central Connecticut Blue Devils (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash - - --0
Blue Devils - - --0

at Arute Field • New Britain, CT

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • TV: NEC Front Row
Statistics SFPA CCSU
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
Central Connecticut Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Delaware State

See also: 2025 Delaware State Hornets football team
Delaware State Hornets (2-1) at Saint Francis Red Flash (0-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hornets 13 13 01339
Red Flash 0 3 7010

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 2,007
  • Referee: Travis Barta
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Pat Farabaugh (play-by-play) and Jay Roberts (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:23) DSU – Marquis Gillis 3-yard run (Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:31; Delaware State 6–0)
  • (0:13) DSU – James Jones 1-yard run, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 4:53; Delaware State 13–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:48) DSU – James Jones 90-yard run, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:12; Delaware State 20–0)
  • (9:49) SFU – Mac Plummer 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:52; Delaware State 20–3)
  • (0:48) DSU – Dasheen Jackson 1-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:48; Delaware State 26–3)
Third Quarter
  • (9:26) SFU – Kameron Chisholm 1-yard pass from Nick Whitfield Jr., Mac Plummer kick (Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:37; Delaware State 26–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (1:37) DSU – Kaiden Bennett 21-yard run, Patrick Fisher-Butler kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:30; Delaware State 33–10)
  • (0:00) DSU – Kaiden Bennett 1-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:23; Delaware State 39–10)
Statistics DSU SFPA
First downs 23 16
Total yards 384 333
Rushing yards 292 62
Passing yards 92 271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–21–1 26–36–2
Time of possession 32:04 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Delaware State Passing Kaiden Bennett 8/21, 92 yards, INT
Rushing James Jones 8 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kyree Benton 1 reception, 39 yards
Saint Francis (PA) Passing Nick Whitfield Jr. 26/36, 271 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Nick Whitfield Jr. 6 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Brenden Hodge 9 receptions, 131 yards

at Bucknell

See also: 2025 Bucknell Bison football team
Saint Francis Red Flash (0-4) vs. Bucknell Bison (2-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash 0 14 3623
Bison 7 3 12830

at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Birdsong (play-by-play) and Charle Fisher (analyst)
Statistics SFPA BUCK
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
Bucknell Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Duquesne

See also: 2025 Duquesne Dukes football team
Saint Francis Red Flash (0-5) vs. Duquesne Dukes (3-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash 0 0 077
Dukes 28 17 7052

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)
Statistics SFPA DUQ
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
Duquesne Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Robert Morris

See also: 2025 Robert Morris Colonials football team
Robert Morris Colonials (1-6) vs. Saint Francis Red Flash (0-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonials - - --0
Red Flash - - --0

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: NEC Front Row
Statistics RMU SFPA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Robert Morris Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Saint Francis (PA) Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Wagner

See also: 2025 Wagner Seahawks football team
Wagner Seahawks (2-6) vs. Saint Francis Red Flash (0-7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks - - --0
Red Flash - - --0

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

  • Date: November 1
Statistics WAG SFPA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Wagner Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Saint Francis (PA) Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Mercyhurst

See also: 2025 Mercyhurst Lakers football team
Mercyhurst Lakers (3-6) vs. Saint Francis Red Flash (0-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lakers - - --0
Red Flash - - --0

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

  • Date: November 8
Statistics MERC SFPA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercyhurst Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Saint Francis (PA) Passing
Rushing
Receiving

LIU

See also: 2025 LIU Sharks football team
LIU Sharks (0-0) vs. Saint Francis Red Flash (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sharks - - --0
Red Flash - - --0

at DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

  • Date: November 15
Statistics LIU SFPA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
LIU Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Saint Francis (PA) Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Stonehill

See also: 2025 Stonehill Skyhawks football team
Saint Francis Red Flash (0-0) vs. Stonehill Skyhawks (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash - - --0
Skyhawks - - --0

at W.B. Mason Stadium • Easton, MA

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
Statistics SFPA STO
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
Stonehill Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ "2025 Football Roster". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Bell, Ryan Graffius/Tyann (March 25, 2025). "'The world of D1 has changed:' SFU athletics to move to D3, beginning in fall of 2026". WJAC. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Central Connecticut Projected for an #NECFB Repeat in 2025". Northeast Conference. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". Saint Francis University Athletics. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "St. Francis (PA) Red Flash 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "2025 Saint Francis U. Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
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