2004 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2004 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA national runner-up
MSFA (MEL) champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2004 record 13–1 (7–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Donley (1st season)
Home stadium Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2004 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 2 Saint Francis (IN) x^  7 –0     13 –1  
No. 21 Walsh  6 –1     8 –3  
Urbana  5 –2     5 –6  
Geneva  4 –3     5 –5  
Malone  2 –5     4 –6  
Quincy  2 –5     4 –7  
Taylor  2 –5     2 –8  
Ohio Dominican  0 –7     0 –10  
Midwest League
No. 12 McKendree x^  7 –0     9 –2  
No. 14 Trinity International ^  5 –2     8 –3  
No. 22.Saint Xavier  5 –2     7 –4  
No. 19 St. Ambrose  4 –3     7 –3  
Olivet Nazarene  4 –3     7 –5  
William Penn  2 –5     3 –8  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –6     2 –9  
St. Francis (IL)  0 –7     1 –10  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2004 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2004 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 7th year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Bishop John M. D'Arcy 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 2004 postseason NAIA playoffs.

The 2004 Cougars finished the regular season undefeated. In the postseason playoffs, the Cougars advanced to the national championship game where they lost to the Fighting Saints of Carroll, 15-13 in double overtime.

Schedule

The 2004 season was the first of three consecutive trips to the NAIA championship game in Savannah, TN. The Cougars finished as runner-up in the nation with its 2-point loss to Carroll (MT). As tribute to this team's success, Donley was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year for the second time.[3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 11 Ohio Dominican No. 4 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 55–3  
September 18 at No. 10 McKendree* No. 4 Lebanon, IL W 33–10  
September 25 Iowa Wesleyan* No. 3 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 62–8  
October 2 at Geneva No. 3 Beaver Falls, PA W 30–24  
October 9 Butler* No. 3 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 35–7  
October 16 Urbana No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 37–20  
October 23 at Taylor No. 2 Upland, IN W 46–0  
October 30 Malone No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 40–6  
November 6 at Quincy No. 2 Quincy, IL W 49–13  
November 13 No. 15 Walsh No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 42–14  
November 20 No. 12 Morningside* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round) W 53–3  
November 27 No. 16 Hastings* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal) W 48–17  
December 4 No. 3 Georgetown* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Semifinal) W 12–7  
December 18 vs. No. 1 Carroll* No. 2 Savannah, TN (NAIA Championship) L 13–15  
*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 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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.
  3. ↑ Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.


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