LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University football's game times for the 2022 season are set. The slate features one FBS opponent, three FCS non-conference opponents and seven conference opponents. All scheduled times are subject to change.
 
Saint Francis opens the season with a 6 p.m. matchup against Akron on Sept. 1 – its second FBS opponent in program history. Akron went 2-10 overall and 1-7 in MAC games last season and will enter 2022 under new head coach and former Oregon offensive coordinator, Joe Moorhead.
 
The Red Flash travel to Richmond for a 5:30 p.m. start, which marks the second meeting between the two programs after the Spiders defeated the Red Flash 35-27 in 2018.
 
Saint Francis opens conference play on Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. at Wagner before returning to non-conference play at Norfolk State on Sept. 24 at 2 p.m. Saint Francis holds a 4-2 record over Wagner since 2015 and lost its first-ever matchup with Norfolk State 28-16 in 2021.
 
A four-game stretch against conference opponents begins with Saint Francis' home opener against Central Connecticut on Oct. 1 at 12 p.m. The Blue Devils are on a current four-game winning streak over the Red Flash since 2017.
 
After a bye week, Saint Francis plays two-straight 1 p.m. games at LIU on Oct. 15 and at home against Stonehill on Oct. 22. The Red Flash hold a 2-0 all-time record over LIU and have outscored the Sharks 85-10. The Oct. 22 matchup marks the first meeting between Stonehill and Saint Francis after the Skyhawks reclassified to Division I in April.
 
A 12 p.m. matchup at defending NEC Champion Sacred Heart follows on Oct. 29. The Pioneers defeated the Red Flash 14-13 after Saint Francis missed a game-winning field goal attempt at time expired.
 
Saint Francis concludes its non-conference schedule at Georgetown on Nov. 5 at 12:30 p.m. The matchup marks the first between the programs since a 48-20 Saint Francis victory in 2015.
 
The Red Flash schedule concludes with back-to-back 12 p.m. games against Duquesne for Senior Day on Nov. 12 and at Merrimack on Nov. 19. A 17-10 win over Duquesne in 2021 marked Saint Francis' first win over the Dukes since 2016 and first on the road since joining the NEC in 1996. The trip to Merrimack marks the first away game against the Warriors since their reclassification to Division I in 2019.
 
Saint Francis is set to begin preseason camp in early August ahead of the 2022 season-opener at Akron.