2003 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2003 Saint Francis Cougars football
MSFA (MEL) champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2003 record 12–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (6th season)
Home stadium Cougar Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2003 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 4 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 –0     12 –1  
No. 22 Walsh  5 –1     8 –3  
Geneva  4 –2     7 –4  
Quincy  3 –3     5 –6  
Urbana  2 –4     3 –8  
Taylor  1 –5     2 –8  
Malone  0 –6     2 –8  
Midwest League
No. 15 McKendree x^  5 –2     8 –3  
No. 19 Trinity International x  5 –2     8 –3  
No. 21 Saint Xavier x  5 –2     7 –4  
No. 9 St. Ambrose x^  5 –2     8 –4  
Olivet Nazarene x  5 –2     6 –4  
William Penn  2 –5     2 –8  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –6     1 –9  
St. Francis (IL)  0 –7     1 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2003 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2003 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 6th 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 2003 postseason NAIA playoffs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 13 Tiffin* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 48–31  
September 20 at William Penn* Oskaloosa, IA W 49–14  
September 27 St. Ambrose* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 45–40  
October 4 Geneva Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 49–16  
October 11 at Butler* Indianapolis, IN W 47–16  
October 18 at Urbana Urbana, OH W 38–23  
October 25 Taylor Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 48–14  
November 1 at Malone Canton, OH W 36–14  
November 8 Quincy Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 34–13  
November 15 at Walsh North Canton, OH W 41–24  
November 22 Georgetown* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round) W 34–23  
November 29 St. Ambrose* Cougar Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal) W 41–14  
December 6 at No. 1 Carroll* No. 2 Helena, MT (NAIA Semifinal) L 14–38  
*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 Final 
NAIA Coaches' Poll 11 12 12 11 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5

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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