GAME 2 • SEPT 8, 2018 • DELAWARE STATE AT SAINT FRANCIS• DEGOL FIELD •LORETTO, PA. 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result SAINT FRANCIS RED FLASH Sept. 1 at Lehigh L, 21-19 Record: 0-1 Sept. 8 vs DELAWARE STATE NOON NEC Record: 0-0 Sept. 15 at Richmond 2:00 PM 2017 Postseason: N/A Sept. 22 at Albany 7:00 PM Head Coach: Chris Villarrial Sept. 29 vs West Virginia Wesleyan 4:00 PM Eighth Season at SFU (36-53) Oct. 6 BYE WEEK Career Record: Same as SFU record. Oct. 13 at Wagner* NOON Oct. 20 vs DUQUESNE*% NOON DELAWARE STATE HORNETS Oct. 27 at Robert Morris* NOON Record: 0-1 Nov. 3 vs BRYANT* NOON Nov. 10 vs CENTRAL CT. STATE*! NOON MEAC Record: 0-0 Nov. 17 at Sacred Heart* NOON 2017 Postseason: N/A Head Coach: Rod Milstead All Times Eastern 1st season at Delaware State Career Record: Same *NEC Game %Homecoming THIS WEEK’S FLASH POINTS ! Senior Day Saint Francis Coaching Staff • Saint Francis welcomes in the Hornets for the 2018 home opener Chris Villarrial ......................Head Coach • The Red Flash are coming off a tough 21-19 setback at Lehigh during the open- Eric Long ............. Offensive Coordinator ing week of the season, the Red Flash held Lehigh nearly 200 yards below last Marco Pecora ..Defensive Coordinator/LBs year’s average and 15 points below their scoring average in the loss Garrett Clawson .........RBs/Special Teams • Da’Jon Lee led the defense with 8 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and a fumble recovery that led to a SFU touchdown Ryan Heasley ..................... Offensive Line • The Red Flash were picked to finish fourth in the Northeast Conference accord- Josh Hutchison .........................Tight Ends ing to the pre-season coaches’ poll announced at NEC Media Day Brian Wright ....................Wide Receivers • SFU returns nine starters on offense and six on defense from a 5-6 season that Jacob Craig ........................Defensive Line saw them go 3-3 in conference play Bishop Neal .................... Defensive Backs • Kamron Lewis has been named a pre-season All-American by Stats FCS and Hero Sports and headlined five players named to the pre-season All-NEC first team TV/Broadcast: Patriot League Network • The five first-team All-NEC selections mirrored football analyst Phil Steele’s Play-by-Play .......................Pat Farabaugh first-team All-NEC selections as Lewis was joined by OL Mederick Flavius Jr, Color ........................................Jay Roberts DB Hakeem Kinard, DB Nick Rinella and Punter Andrew Zecca Sideline .................................................N/A • Saint Francis players hail from 14 different states with 39 players on the SFU roster from the state of Pennsylvania Social Media: Facebook ...............................SFUAthletics Twitter ................................. @RedFlashFB Instagram ................................... redflashfb ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS GAME DETAILS SERIES HISTORY Primary Contact: Dan Griffin Venue................................. DeGol Field Series vs. Del State ......... Second Meeting Office: 814-472-3180 Capacity .............................................. 3500 Streak ....................................................... L1 Cell: 814-502-1564 Playing Surface .......................... Field Turf Last meeting .......................2006, L, 63-28 Email: [email protected] Record vs. MEAC ................................0-1 HEAD COACH CHRIS VILLARRIAL THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday No Media Practice Practice Practice No Media vs.Del State No Media NOON. ET Former National Football League All-Pro Offensive Lineman Chris Villarrial was named the 25th head coach of the Saint Francis University football program on December 20, 2009. After serving one year as the offensive coordinator under predecessor Dave Opfar, Villarrial will enter his seventh season at the helm of the Saint Francis football program. MEDIA INFORMATION He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Interview Procedures Media Credentials Hall of Fame Capital Chapter in June 2017. Saint Francis players and coaches are available for Credentials are issued for all third-party press box Villarrial played 11 seasons in the NFL, earn- interview requests Tuesday through Thursday during personnel (media, scouts, officials’ observers, etc.). ing two All-Pro honors. game weeks. Coach Villarrial and selected players Requests for credentials are on a per-game basis. will also be available postgame following an NCAA Credential requests should be made at least a week After leading SFU to its first ever NEC Title and FCS Playoffs appearance in 2016, Villarrial mandated cooling-off period. in advance. Seating in the press box will be deter- was named NEC Coach of the Year for the mined by the Athletics Communications office. second straight season and was the ECAC Football Practices Coach of the Year. He was also a finalist for Saint Francis football practices are open to the Media Will Call & Parking STATS FCS National Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year. media Tuesday through Thursday during game Credentials will be mailed in advance of the game, weeks. Requests to attend practice should be made but a Will Call can be established under special cir- With 36 career wins, Villarrial is second in as far in advance as possible. cumstances. Parking is available on campus within program history. With a win vs. Malone, he walking distance of DeGol Field. passed Frank Pergolizzi (1989-94) for second all-time and trails Art Martynuska (1969-79, 81) by 10 wins for first place. Villarrial led SFU to a 7-5 record in 2016, including 5-1 in the NEC. SFU won its first PRONUNCIATION GUIDE conference title as a Division I program and made its first FCS Playoffs appearance, Eric Bofenkamp ..........BAW-fin-camp meeting VIllanova in the First Round. Ben Bruni .................. BREW-nee Coaching Staff: Mederick Flavius, Jr. ...........Med-rick Chris Villarrial ...........vih-LARRY-uhl On November 14, 2016, the Red Flash earned its first ever appearance in a Top 25 poll, be- Abijah Howell ..............ah-BEE-jah Ryan Heasley .................HEE-sley ing ranked 25th in the STATS FCS Media Poll. Jake Heiple .................. High-Pull Jymere Jordan-Toney ........J-EYE-meer Villarrial has coached seven players to 20 Da’Jon Lee .................. Day-John postseason FCS All-America selections, in- cluding S Lorenzo Jerome, WR Kamron Lewis Syaire Madden .................. Cy-Air and LB Solomon Leaeno in 2016. Tyler Magaha .............muh-GAH-ha Sean Orsini .................. Or-SEE-ni NEC FRONT ROW INFORMATION He has coached 45 All-NEC selections at Saint Kane Piroch ...................Pir-OAK NECFrontRow.com is the official streaming Francis, including 10 last year (eight First Team). In 2016, Lewis was named NEC Gibbs Tinne ....................Tin-ee platform of the Northeast Conference. Every Offensive Player of the Year and Jerome Aaron Yasulitis .............Ya-SUE-lit-is home football game will be streamed for FREE became the conference’s first ever four-time first team selection. live on NEC Front Row with Pat Farabaugh on play-by-play and Jay Roberts providing the color Villarrial is from Hershey, Pa. commentary. 2 GAME 2 • SEPT 8, 2018 • DELAWARE STATE AT SAINT FRANCIS• DEGOL FIELD •LORETTO, PA. TEAM COMPARISON (2018 TOTALS) INDIVIDUAL HONORS-2018 Kamron Lewis #2 - Wide Receiver Walter Payton Award Watch List CFPA National Performer of the Year Watch List College Sports Madness Preseason All-America HERO Sports Preseason All-America STATS FCS Preseason All-America Preseason All-NEC Record .............. 0-1,(0-0) Record ............... 0-1(0-0) Mederick Flavius Jr. #55 - Offensive Tackle Scoring Offense ...........10 Scoring Offense ........19.0 Preseason All-NEC Total Offense .............275 Total Offense ..........300.0 Team Captain Rushing Offense ........199 Rushing Offense ..........58 Da’Jon Lee #19-Linebackers Passing Offense ...........76 Passing Offense .........242 Week 1 NEC Defensive Player of the Week Pass Efficiency ..........95.9 Pass Efficiency ......135.88 Week 1 Honorable Mention STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Week Time/Possession ....30:21 Time/Possession .. 31:50\ Andrew Zecca #82 - Punter Red Zone ........1-3 (33%) Red Zone ........2-3 (67%) Preseason All-NEC Scoring Defense ..........48 Scoring Defense ..........21 Week 1-Honorable mention STATS FCS Special Teams Player of the Week Total Defense .............354 Total Defense .............321 Rushing Defense .......154 Rushing Defense ....140.0 Passing Defense ........200 Passing Defense .....181.0 Pass Efficiency D....191.5 Pass Efficiency D....140.2 Sacks ...............................0 Sacks ...............................2 Sacks Allowed ...............1 Sacks Allowed ...............1 Tackles For Loss ............4 Tackles For Loss ............5 Turnovers Gained .........4 Turnovers Gained .........2 Turnovers Lost ..............0 Turnovers Lost ..............1 Net Punting ..............46.5 Net Punting .................53 Kick Returns .............26.5 Kick Returns .............19.8 Punt Returns .................4 Punt Returns ..............8.0 2018 Delaware State SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 at Buffalo L,48-10 Sept. 8 at Saint Francis NOON Sept. 15 at Western Michigan 7:30 pm Sept. 29 at Norfolk State* 4:00 pm CAREER RECORDS WATCH Oct. 6 vs. N. Carolina A&T* 7:30 pm Oct. 13 at Howard* 1:00 pm Oct. 20 at S. Carolina State* 1:30 pm Oct. 27 vs. N. Carolina Central* 2:00 pm Nov. 3 vs Savannah State* 2:00 pm Kamron