1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team

1999 Saint Francis Cougars football
MSFA (MEL) champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
1999 record 8–3 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (2nd season)
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
1999 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 12 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 –0     8 –3  
No. 19 Geneva  5 –1     8 –3  
No. 24 Walsh  4 –2     7 –3  
Tri-State  3 –3     6 –4  
Tiffin  2 –4     5 –6  
Malone  1 –5     4 –6  
Urbana  0 –6     1 –10  
Midwest League
No. 5 Taylor x^  5 –1     10 –2  
No. 6 McKendree x^  5 –1     9 –2  
No. 25 Olivet Nazarene x  5 –1     6 –4  
Saint Xavier  3 –3     4 –6  
St. Ambrose  2 –4     4 –6  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –5     1 –9  
Trinity International  0 –6     1 –9  
St. Francis (IL)  0 –0     3 –7  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 1999 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 2nd year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Cougar Stadium and were members of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League (MEL). The Cougars finished in 1st place in the MSFA MEL division, receiving an automatic bid to the 1999 postseason NAIA playoffs.

The Cougars completed the season with an overall record of 8-3, the first winning season in school history. The three losses were at the hands of a Division-I program and against two NAIA ranked opponents. With their success in the regular season, the Cougars participated in their first-ever NAIA postseason playoff. They traveled to then #1-ranked Georgetown, where a 38-0 loss to the Tigers ended the Cougars' playoffs and season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 4 at Valparaiso* Valparaiso, IN L 6–35  
September 11 Saint Xavier* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 42–38  
September 25 No. 21 McKendree* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN L 21–27  
October 2 Geneva Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 56–26  
October 9 at No. 18 Tiffin Tiffin, OH W 21–14  
October 16 Urbana Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 35–12  
October 23 Trinity International* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 54–36  
October 30 at Malone No. 25 Canton, OH W 30–14  
November 6 No. 24 Tri-State No. 21 Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 61–14  
November 13 at No. 19 Walsh No. 17 North Canton, OH W 40–21  
November 20 at No. 1 Georgetown* No. 12 Georgetown, KY (NAIA First Round) L 0–38  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

09/11/1999 - With a 42-38 victory over Saint Xavier, the Cougars picked up their first home win in program history today.

10/9/1999 - The Cougars traveled to Tiffin, OH to play the 18th-ranked Tiffin Dragons. The Cougars returned home with a 21-14 victory. It was the first time in Cougars' football history that they defeated a ranked opponent.

10/23/1999 - A 54-36 victory at home against the Trinity International Trojans marked the 4th consecutive win for the Cougars. Their success was noted in the 10/26/1999 Coaches Poll. The Cougars were ranked 25th, marking the first time a Cougars football team had appeared in the NAIA football polls.

11/13/1999 - The Cougars traveled to North Canton, OH to play the 19th-ranked Walsh Cavaliers. The Cougars returned home with a 40-21 victory. It was the Cougars' second consecutive win over a ranked team. The victory completed a perfect 6-0 conference schedule and brought the Cougars their first-ever MSFA MEL title.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final 
NAIA Coaches' Poll NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 21 17 12

References

  1. ↑ "Football Week-by-Week Coaches' Polls (Since 1999)" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017-2018 Mid-States Football Association Press Guide, pp.46-49" (PDF). Mid-States Football Association. Retrieved December 28, 2017.


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