2008 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2008 Saint Francis Cougars football
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2008 record 12–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (11th season)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Donley, Trevor Miller (5th, 3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Eric Wagoner (1st season)
Home stadium Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2008 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. 16 Ohio Dominican  4 –2     7 –3  
No. 22 Saint Xavier  4 –2     7 –4  
No.24 Malone  4 –2     6 –4  
Marian (IN)  2 –4     7 –4  
Walsh  1 –5     3 –8  
Taylor  0 –6     2 –8  
Midwest League
No. 14 St. Ambrose x^  6 –1     8 –4  
William Penn  5 –2     7 –4  
McKendree  5 –2     6 –4  
Quincy  5 –2     6 –5  
St. Francis (IL)  3 –4     7 –4  
Olivet Nazarene  3 –4     4 –7  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –6     3 –8  
Trinity International  0 –7     1 –10  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2008 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2008 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 11th year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Bishop John 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, so they received an automatic bid to the 2008 postseason NAIA playoffs.

Schedule

(12-1 overall, 6-0 conference)
After an undefeated regular season, USF finished with a loss at Sioux Falls. This was the second time in three seasons that Sioux Falls put the only blemish on the USF record.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 6 Noon Trinity International* No. 4 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 67–0  
September 13 2:00pm at Quincy* No. 4 Quincy, IL W 21–0  
September 20 1:00pm at Taylor No. 4 Upland, IN W 55–7  
September 27 Noon No. 10 St. Ambrose* No. 4 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 43–14  
October 4 Noon No. 8 Ohio Dominican* No. 4 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 35–0  
October 11 2:00pm at Marian No. 4 Indianapolis, IN - Pike HS W 63–14  
October 25 Noon Walsh No. 3 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 52–12  
November 1 Noon at Urbana No. 3 Urbana, OH W 62–20  
November 8 Noon No. 10 Malone No. 3 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 45–24  
November 15 2:00pm at No. 18 Saint Xavier No. 3 Chicago, IL W 47–30  
November 22 Noon No. 11 Union* No. 3 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round) W 58–3  
November 29 Noon No. 8 Cumberlands* No. 3 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal) W 31–20  
December 6 1:00pm at No. 2 Sioux Falls* No. 3 Sioux Falls, SD (NAIA Semifinal) L 6–24  
*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 Final 
NAIA Coaches' Poll 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 4

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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