2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Saint Francis Red Flash
Sport:	football
Conference:	Northeast Conference
Short Conf:	NEC
Record:	4–7
Conf Record:	2–4
Head Coach:	Chris Villarrial
Hc Year:	14th
Off Coach:	Marco Pecora
Oc Year:	5th
Def Coach:	Jacob Craig
Dc Year:	1st
Stadium:	DeGol Field

The 2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash were led by 14th-year head coach Chris Villarrial, and played home games at DeGol Field in Loretto, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Dayton

See also: 2024 Dayton Flyers football team.

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		8 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

at Kent State (FBS)

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team.

Statistics	SFPA	KENT
First downs	16	16
Total yards	402	280
Rushing yards	207	78
Passing yards	195	202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–22–0	23–39–1
Time of possession	34:24	25:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis (PA)	Passing	Jeff Hoenstine	11/22, 195 yards, TD
Rushing	DeMarcus McElroy	20 carries, 81 yards
Receiving	Gavin Thomson	5 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Kent State	Passing	Devin Kargman	22/38, 193 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Ky Thomas	11 carries, 39 yards
Receiving	Luke Floriea	6 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Central Connecticut

See also: 2024 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team.

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)

See also: 2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team.

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

See also: 2024 Delaware State Hornets football team.

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

See also: 2024 Duquesne Dukes football team.

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 Wagner

See also: 2024 Wagner Seahawks football team.

Statistics	SHU	WAG
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
Wagner	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Robert Morris

See also: 2024 Robert Morris Colonials football team.

Statistics	SFPA	RMU
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
Robert Morris	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Stonehill

See also: 2024 Stonehill Skyhawks football team.

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

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

at LIU

See also: 2024 LIU Sharks football team.

Statistics	SFPA	LIU
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
LIU	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Mercyhurst

See also: 2024 Mercyhurst Lakers football team.

Statistics	SFPA	MERC
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Saint Francis U Football Schedule. fbschedules.com. FBSchedules. July 12, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Football Schedule. sfuathletics.com. Saint Francis Red Flash Athletics. July 12, 2024.