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2017 Saint Francis

5–⁠6 (3–⁠3 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Francis in 2017, game by game: won vs. Lock Haven 69–3; won vs. Wagner 31–6; lost vs. Towson 14–16; won at Liberty 13–7; lost at Presbyterian 14–26; won at Bryant 30–14; lost at Duquesne 7–24; won vs. Robert Morris 36–7; lost at Central Connecticut 10–28; lost vs. Sacred Heart 7–16; lost at Eastern Kentucky 10–14+66−18Won 69–3 vs. Lock Haven+66Lock HavenWon 31–6 vs. Wagner+25WagnerLost 14–16 vs. Towson-2TowsonWon 13–7 at Liberty+6LibertyLost 14–26 at Presbyterian-12PresbyterianWon 30–14 at Bryant+16BryantLost 7–24 at Duquesne-17DuquesneWon 36–7 vs. Robert Morris+29Robert MorrisLost 10–28 at Central Connecticut-18Central Connect…Lost 7–16 vs. Sacred Heart-9Sacred HeartLost 10–14 at Eastern Kentucky-4Eastern Kentucky
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsLock HavenW 69–⁠380%
Sep 9vsWagnerW 31–⁠666%
Sep 16vsTowsonL 14–⁠1669%
Sep 30atLibertyW 13–⁠740%
Oct 7atPresbyterianL 14–⁠2668%
Oct 14atBryantW 30–⁠1454%
Oct 21atDuquesneL 7–⁠2434%
Oct 28vsRobert MorrisW 36–⁠783%
Nov 4atCentral ConnecticutL 10–⁠2851%
Nov 11vsSacred HeartL 7–⁠1673%
Nov 18atEastern KentuckyL 10–⁠1454%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Eastern Kentucky 14–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
241–⁠161
Coach
—
Elo
1280 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.5 No. 72 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 212

2017 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut6–⁠08–⁠4
Duquesne4–⁠27–⁠4
Bryant4–⁠26–⁠5
Saint Francis3–⁠35–⁠6
Sacred Heart2–⁠44–⁠7
Wagner2–⁠44–⁠7
Robert Morris0–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.