2002 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2002 Saint Francis Cougars football
MSFA (MEL) champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2002 record 11–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (5th season)
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2002 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 8 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 –0     11 –1  
No. 21 Tri-State  5 –1     6 –3  
No. 22 Walsh  4 –2     8 –3  
Geneva  3 –3     7 –5  
Malone  2 –4     4 –6  
Taylor  1 –5     3 –7  
Urbana  1 –5     1 –10  
Midwest League
No. 4 McKendree x^  6 –1     11 –2  
No. 11 Saint Xavier x^  6 –1     9 –3  
No. 14 St. Ambrose x^  6 –1     8 –3  
Olivet Nazarene  4 –3     4 –6  
Trinity International  3 –4     6 –5  
William Penn  2 –5     4 –7  
St. Francis (IL)  1 –6     2 –8  
Iowa Wesleyan  0 –7     1 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2002 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2002 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 5th 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, and they received an automatic bid to the 2002 postseason NAIA playoffs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 14 at Tiffin* Tiffin, OH W 41–31  
September 21 Iowa Wesleyan* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 45–20  
September 28 at William Penn* Oskaloosa, IA W 49–14  
October 5 at Geneva Beaver Falls, PA W 35–28  
October 12 Quincy* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 77–21  
October 19 Urbana Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 70–0  
October 26 at Taylor Upland, IN W 35–20  
November 2 Malone Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 33–27  
November 9 at Tri-State Angola, IN W 48–28  
November 16 Walsh Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 40–29  
November 23 Saint Xavier* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round) W 34–30  
November 30 at Georgetown* Georgetown, KY (NAIA Quarterfinal) L 0–24  
*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 10 11 Final 
NAIA Coaches' Poll 19 16 15 12 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 4 8

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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