The 2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by eighth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 5–6, 3–3 in NEC play to finish in fourth place.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Lock Haven

Wagner

Towson

at Liberty

at Presbyterian

at Bryant

at Duquesne

Robert Morris

at Central Connecticut

Sacred Heart

at Eastern Kentucky

References

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Saint Francis Red Flash football The Saint Francis Red Flash football program represents the intercollegiate football team for Saint Francis University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Northeast Conference. T ...