2005 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2005 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA national runner-up
MSFA (MEL) champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2005 record 13–1 (7–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Donley (2nd season)
Home stadium Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2005 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. 18 Walsh  5 –2     8 –3  
No. 14 Geneva ^  5 –2     8 –4  
Quincy  4 –3     5 –6  
Urbana  3 –4     6 –5  
Malone  2 –5     3 –7  
Ohio Dominican  2 –5     3 –7  
Taylor  0 –7     0 –10  
Midwest League
No. 9 Saint Xavier x^  6 –1     9 –3  
No. 10 McKendree $^  6 –1     8 –3  
No. 16 St. Ambrose x^  5 –2     8 –3  
William Penn  4 –3     6 –5  
Olivet Nazarene  3 –4     6 –6  
Trinity International  2 –5     3 –7  
Iowa Wesleyan  2 –5     3 –8  
St. Francis (IL)  0 –7     2 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2005 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2005 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 8th 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 2005 postseason NAIA playoffs.

The 2005 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, 27-10.

Schedule

The 2005 season saw a rematch of the 2004 NAIA championship game. Once again, the Cougars finished as runner-up to Carroll (MT). For the three seasons 2003-2005, the USF record was 38-3, with all 3 losses coming as season-ending losses to Carroll (MT).[3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 10 at Indiana State* No. 2 Terre Haute, IN W 42–10  
September 17 No. 6 McKendree* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 28–21  
September 24 Wisconsin – Eau Claire* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 35–10  
October 1 No. 19 Geneva No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 50–22  
October 8 at Ohio Dominican No. 2 Columbus, OH W 49–7  
October 15 at No. 16 Urbana No. 2 Urbana, OH W 35–3  
October 22 Taylor No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 55–0  
October 29 at Malone No. 2 Canton, OH W 28–7  
November 5 Quincy No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 53–19  
November 12 at No. 11 Walsh No. 2 North Canton, OH W 21–7  
November 19 No. 13 Pikeville* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round) W 41–7  
November 26 No. 5 Georgetown* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal) W 44–14  
December 3 No. 3 Morningside* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Semifinal) W 42–14  
December 17 1:05pm (FW time) vs. No. 1 Carroll* No. 2 Savannah, TN (NAIA Championship) L 10–27  
*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 2 2 2 2 2 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. ↑ "Carroll wins fourth straight NAIA football title - College Football - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2005-12-17. Retrieved 2015-03-28.


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