2023 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

2023 Saint Francis Red Flash football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–6 (4–3 NEC)
Head coach	Chris Villarrial (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Marco Pecora (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Lewis (3rd season)
Home stadium	DeGol Field

2023 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	3					4	–	6
Merrimack		4	–	3					5	–	6
Stonehill *		4	–	3					5	–	5
LIU		4	–	3					4	–	7
Wagner		3	–	4					4	–	7
Sacred Heart		2	–	5					2	–	9
Central Connecticut		1	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented Saint Francis University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Red Flash, were led by 13th-year head coach Chris Villarrial, and played their home games at DeGol Field.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	L 17–35	19,432
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris*	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN+	L 21–31	3,412
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Delaware*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	L 14–42	16,332
September 23	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 34–37	1,167
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at Stonehill	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	W 15–10	2,400
October 12	7:00 p.m.	Wagner	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	CBSSN	W 31–7	2,878
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	L 35–38	3,052
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Merrimack	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	W 28–21	1,264
November 4	12:00 p.m.	LIU	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 28–29	1,274
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 49–14	2,549
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time