SCHEDULE Overall: 0-0 Home: 0-0 | Away:0-0 | NEC 0-0 At Lehigh Sat. Aug 31 | Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, Pa. At JMU Sat. Sep 7 | Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, Va. SAINT FRANCIS RED FLASH LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS Vs Merrimack Record ...................................................... 0-0 Record ...................................................... 0-0 Sat. Sep 14 | DeGol Field Head Coach: ............................ Chris Villarrial Head Coach: ................................ Tom Gilmore Loretto, Pa. Coach Record ........................................ 40-59 Coach Record ..........................................72-81 Vs Columbia $ Record at SFU: ........................................Same Record at Lehigh: ...................................... 0-0 Sat. Sep 21 | DeGol Field Location: .........................................Loretto, Pa Location: ...................................Bethlehem, Pa Loretto, Pa. Founded: .................................................... 1847 Founded: ....................................................1865 At Bryant Enrollment:............................................... 1,750 Enrollment:...............................................5050 Sat. Sep. 28 | Beirne Stadium Colors: ................Red (PMS 1805) and White Colors: .................................Brown and White Smithfield, R.I. vs Robert Morris* Sat. Oct. 12 | DeGol Field Loretto, Pa. Kickoff ......... Saturday, Aug. 31 @ 12:30 PM Television ............. Patriot League Network at LIU* Location ................................... Bethlehem, Pa Play By Play .............................. Steve Degler Sat. Oct. 19 | Bethpage FCU Stadium Brookville, NY Stadium..............................Goodman Stadium Color............................................. Mike Yadush Radio ................................................ESPN 1230 Sideline ..................................Kristi Fulkerson vs Sacred Heart*! Sat. Oct. 26 | DeGol Field Loretto, Pa. at Duquesne * • The Red Flash and Mountain Hawks square off • Saint Francis returns 11 total starters on offense and Sat. Nov. 2 | Rooney Field Pittsburgh, Pa. to start the season for the second year in a row defense from a 2018 that went 4-7 on the season, that after not playing from 1922 to 2017 record is deceiving as six of the seven losses came by at CCSU * one score by a combined 31 points Sat. Nov. 9 | Arute Field New Britain, CT • Saturday’s game can be seen on “Electric 2” Television and the Patriot League Network with • 2019 marks the 50 year anniversary of the “modern vs Wagner *# Steve Degler on the call, 1993 Lehigh graduate era” of Saint Francis football. In 1969, several frater- Sat. Nov. 16 | DeGol Field nities joined forces to start a club football team. Under Loretto, Pa. Mike Yadush providing color commentary and Kristi Fulkerson on the sidelines the direction of head coach Art Martynuska, Saint at Delaware St. Francis quickly rose up the club rankings, reaching #1 Sat. Nov. 23 | Alumni Field • In the 2018 matchup, Saint Francis saw a in the club football polls by 1971. The club would later Dover, Del. go-ahead field goal get blocked in the final make the transition into Division-III and eventually *NEC Contest moments of regulation, Lehigh hung on to win Division-I, first competing in the NEC in 1996. $ 50 Years of Football Celebration ! Homecoming the opener 21-19 # Senior Day • The Red Flash were picked to finish sixth in the • Linebacker Da’Jon Lee led the Red Flash with Northeast Conference as announced at the NEC eight tackles, three for loss, two sacks and two Media Day held in July at Met Life Stadium CONTACT INFO forced fumbles. Lee would go on to lead the Football Contact: Taylor Powers FCS with six forced fumbles on the season Email: [email protected] Office: 814-472-3128 Cell: 814-341-5189 Twitter: @RedFlashFB Web: sfuathletics.com MEDIA INFORMATION Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday No Media Practice Practice Practice No Media vs.Lehigh No Media Travel 12:30 p.m. Day ET Availability Video Information Interview Procedures Video Highlights Saint Francis players and coaches are Saint Francis will do its best to send available for interview requests Tuesday video highlights and interviews to media through Thursday during game weeks. outlets not able to attend home and road Coach Villarrial and selected players will contests. Requests for highlights for home also be available postgame following an games should be directed to Chris Miller at NCAA mandated cooling-off period. All [email protected] for road games, please requests should be made to football contact direct your request to Dan Griffin Dan Griffin. Football Practices NEC Front Row Saint Francis football practices are open NECFrontRow.com is the official to the media Tuesday through Thursday streaming platform of the Northeast during game weeks. Requests to attend practice should be made as far in advance Conference. Every home football game as possible. Please contact Dan Griffin at will be streamed for FREE live on NEC [email protected] or 814-502-1564 for Front Row with Pat Farabaugh on any request to attend practice play-by-play and Jay Roberts providing the color commentary. Media Credentials (Cont.) & Parking Credentials will be mailed in advance of the game, but a Will Call can be established under special circumstances. A parking pass NEC On The Run can also be arranged. Parking is available on NEC On the Run is the official app of campus within walking distance of DeGol NEC Front Row. The new re-design of Field. the app can be found in the App Store and Google Play store and is available Media Credentials Credentials are issued for all third-party for both mobile and smart tv platforms press box personnel (media, scouts, officials’ observers, etc.). Requests for credentials are on a per-game basis. Credential requests should be made at least a week in advance. Seating in the press box will be determined by the Athletics Communications office. To request a credential, please contact Dan Griffin Saint Francis at Lehigh Game 1: August 31, 2019 GAME NOTES Series History Impressive Streak Inside the Matchup Lehigh Leads 2-0 Eight-Straight All-America Years 0 2 0 Despite being less than four hours apart, the Head Coach Chris Villarrial has coached Wins Losses Ties Red Flash and Mountain Hawks have met an All-American player in each of his 2 0 0 just twice in the over 200 combined years eight seasons. The streak was started Wins Losses Ties of football. Last year’s heartbreaking 21-19 running back Kyle Harbridge and At: Lehigh ..............................Lehigh 2-0 defeat was the first time the teams had met continued last season by safety At: SFU ..............................................N/A since 1922, when Lehigh won 37-0. Hakeem Kinard. The SFU secondary has had at least one AA each of the Villarrial vs Lehigh ...........................0-1 last three seasons, started by safety Gilmore vs SFU ................................0-0 Lorenzo Jerome. Streak ....................................Lehigh W2 Last Meeting .......... 2018, Lehigh 21-19 Head Coach Chris Villarrial Home Grown Ninth Season as Head Coach SFU Has 51 Players from PA Head Coach Chris Villarrial (Vuh-Larry-AL) While the Red Flash have players from Team Comparison (2018) enters his ninth season at the helm in 14 states (and Washington D.C.), nearly Saint Francis Lehigh Loretto. Villarrial enjoyed a successful 11- half of the players (51) come from SFU’s 4-7 (2-4) Record 3-8 year pro career on the offensive line of the home state of Pennsylvania, including 26.2 Scoring Offense 16.6 Bears and Bills and was a two-time All-Pro. 20.2 Scoring Defense 35.1 six starters. That number more than 189 First Downs 168 At SFU, “Coach V” has guided the Red Flash doubles any other state on the ros- 180 First Downs Allowed 232 to 40 wins, second-most in school history. 91.5 Rushing YPG 105.9 ter. Neighboring Maryland comes in 119.7 Rushing YPG Allowed 226.4 second with 20 players hailing from The 210.2 Passing YPG 196.1 Old Line State. 170.5 Passing YPG Allowed 219.6 292.5 Total Offense 302.0 290.3 Total Defense 446.0 19.79 Kick Return Avg 13.78 12.00 Punt Return Avg 4.78 More on Coach V Coaching Debuts 6.45 Penalties Avg 4.73 31:35 Time of Poss. 27:37 Leading SFU to Unprecedented Success SFU Welcomes Three New Coaches in 2019 34.0 3rd Down Offense 34.5 The Red Flash have enjoyed a resurgance In the offseason, Coach V announced 29.9 3rd Down Defense 38.0 under Coach V. In 2015, the Red Flash 50.0 4th Down Offense 38.9 the promotion of defensive coordinator 20.0 4th Down Defense 64.0 notched a 7-4 record for the first winning Marco Pecora to Associate HC and new 82.5 Red Zone Offense 70.8 season for SFU since 1992 and the first in the offensive coordinator. DB coach and 80.0 Red Zone Defense 80.8 +3 Turnover Margin -1 “Division-I” era. Last year’s 2-4 record in the SFU grad Bishop Neal takes over as DC. NEC snapped a run of six-straight seasons Additionally, the Red Flash welcome with a .500 record or better in the NEC. in Tom Rogish and 2016 SFU grad Erik Walker in as linebacker/defensive coaches and Ryan Wilson as offensive line coach. Saint Francis at Lehigh Game 1: August 31, 2019 GAME NOTES HEAD COACH CHRIS VILLARRIAL Debuts to Watch Strong Up Front SFU Graduated 11 Starters from 2018 Jalen Brown First SFU DL to Win ROY Several Saint Francis players will be Red Flash freshman Jalen Brown making their first collegiate start became the first SFU defensive against Lehigh. Two main ones to lineman to win the NEC Rookie of the watch are quarterback Jason Brown Year. While the tackle had just 19 tackles and wide receiver EJ Jenkins. Brown in 11 games, he was a big reason why the Former National Football League All-Pro Red Flash led the NEC and were top-20 in Offensive Lineman Chris Villarrial was named and Jenkins have a connection dating the NEC in rushing defense, allowing just the 25th head coach of the Saint Francis back to playing for the same Virginia University football program on December High School.