2001 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2001 Saint Francis Cougars football
MSFA (MEL) co-champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2001 record 9–2 (5–1 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (4th season)
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2001 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 14 Saint Francis (IN) x^  5 –1     9 –2  
No. 11 Tri-State x^  5 –1     8 –3  
No. 20 Walsh x  5 –1     8 –3  
Tiffin  3 –3     3 –8  
Geneva  2 –4     4 –6  
Malone  1 –5     2 –8  
Urbana  0 –6     1 –9  
Midwest League
No. 12 St. Ambrose x^  7 –0     8 –3  
No. 15 McKendree ^  6 –1     8 –3  
Trinity International  4 –3     8 –3  
No. 25 Saint Xavier  4 –3     7 –4  
St. Francis (IL)  3 –4     4 –6  
Taylor  2 –5     2 –8  
Olivet Nazarene  1 –6     2 –8  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –6     1 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2001 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2001 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 4th 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 tie for 1st place in the MSFA MEL division. Both co-champions received invitations to the 2001 postseason NAIA playoffs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 1 Butler* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 41–20  
September 8 at Iowa Wesleyan* Mount Pleasant, IA W 49–0  
September 15 Wisconsin - LaCrosse* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 20–12  
September 22 McKendree* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 23–15  
September 29 Geneva Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 30–6  
October 6 at Tiffin Tiffin, OH W 20–14  
October 13 Urbana Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 42–38  
October 27 at Malone Canton, OH W 58–17  
November 3 Tri-State Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN L 20–27  
November 10 at Walsh North Canton, OH W 30–12  
November 17 Campbellsville* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round) L 21–42  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 Final 
NAIA Coaches' Poll 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 14

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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