2006 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2006 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA national runner-up
MSFA (MEL) champion
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2006 record 13–1 (7–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (9th season)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Donley, Trevor Miller (3rd, 1st season)
Home stadium Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2006 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 2 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 –0     13 –1  
No. 16 Walsh ^  4 –2     9 –3  
No. 17 Ohio Dominican  4 –2     7 –3  
No. 19 Malone  4 –2     7 –4  
Geneva  2 –4     4 –5  
Urbana  1 –5     5 –6  
Taylor  0 –6     1 –9  
Midwest League
No. 9 St. Ambrose x^  8 –0     10 –1  
No. 4 Saint Xavier ^  7 –1     10 –3  
McKendree  5 –3     5 –4  
William Penn  5 –3     5 –6  
Quincy  4 –4     6 –5  
Olivet Nazarene  3 –5     4 –7  
Trinity International  3 –5     4 –7  
St. Francis (IL)  1 –7     1 –9  
Iowa Wesleyan  0 –8     1 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2006 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2006 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 9th 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 2006 postseason NAIA playoffs.

The 2006 Cougars finished the regular season undefeated. In the postseason playoffs, the Cougars advanced to the national championship game where they lost to the Cougars of Sioux Falls, 23-19.

Schedule

[3] On September 23, 2006, Saint Francis named its football field after Coach Donley in pregame ceremonies.[4] A third consecutive return to the NAIA championship game saw the third consecutive runner-up finish for the Cougars, this time to Sioux Falls (SD).

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 9 2:00pm at William Penn* No. 2 Oskaloosa, IA W 39–6  
September 16 Noon No. 38 Pikeville* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 63–0  
September 23 Noon Wisconsin – River Falls* No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 63–8  
September 30 Noon No. 27 Ohio Dominican No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 21–17  
October 7 Noon No. 18 Urbana No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 35–12  
October 14 1:00pm at Taylor No. 2 Upland, IN W 49–0  
October 21 Noon No. 23 Malone No. 2 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 34–13  
October 28 1:00pm at Seton Hill No. 2 Greensburg, PA W 55–0  
November 4 Noon No. 3 Walsh No. 1 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 21–7  
November 11 1:30pm at No. 29 Geneva No. 1 Beaver Falls, PA W 21–20  
November 18 Noon No. 16 Walsh* No. 1 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round) W 42–3  
November 25 Noon No. 8 Bethel* No. 1 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal) W 42–35  
December 2 Noon No. 9 Saint Xavier* No. 1 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Semifinal) W 49–20  
December 16 1:00pm (FW time) vs. No. 2 Sioux Falls* No. 1 Savannah, TN (NAIA Championship) L 19–23  
*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 1 1 1 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 June 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑


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