2009 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2009 Saint Francis Cougars football
Conference Mid-States Football Association
Division Mideast League
2009 record 7–3 (5–2 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach Kevin Donley (12th season)
Offensive coordinator Patrick Donley, Trevor Miller (6th, 4th season)
Defensive coordinator Eric Wagoner (2nd season)
Home stadium Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2009 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 4 Saint Xavier x^  7 –0     13 –1  
No. 16 Walsh  5 –2     8 –3  
No. 17 Saint Francis (IN)  5 –2     7 –3  
No. 20 Taylor  5 –2     7 –3  
Marian (IN)  3 –4     6 –5  
Malone  2 –5     4 –6  
Olivet Nazarene  1 –6     2 –9  
Trinity International  0 –7     0 –11  
Midwest League
No. 9 McKendree x^  7 –0     9 –2  
No. 21 Grand View  6 –1     8 –3  
William Penn  5 –2     7 –5  
St. Ambrose  4 –3     6 –4  
Quincy  3 –4     4 –7  
St. Francis (IL)  2 –5     3 –8  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –6     2 –9  
Waldorf  0 –7     1 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

The 2009 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2009 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 12th 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 tied for 2nd place in the MSFA MEL division; they missed the postseason NAIA playoffs for only second time in the team's history.

Schedule

(7-3 overall, 5-2 conference)[3]

The 2009 season saw the first home loss since the last game of 2001 in a November 7 defeat by St. Xavier. Over that time period, the Cougars won 56 consecutive home games.[4] It also marked the first time the Cougars were not in the NAIA postseason playoff since their inaugural 1998 season.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result
September 12 Noon Iowa Wesleyan* No. 4 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 55–0  
September 19 2:00pm at No. 9 St. Ambrose* No. 4 Davenport, IA W 30–10  
September 26 Noon Marian No. 4 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 28–7  
October 3 7:00pm at No. 23 Malone No. 4 Canton, OH W 42–14  
October 10 6:00pm at No. 20 Walsh No. 4 Canton, OH W 20–14  
October 17 Noon Trinity Internationaldagger No. 4 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 63–7  
October 24 2:00pm at Missouri U of S&T* No. 4 Rolla, MO L 37–39  
October 31 Noon Olivet Nazarene No. 8 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN W 56–7  
November 7 Noon No. 6 Saint Xavier No. 8 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium • Fort Wayne, IN L 24–36  
November 14 1:00pm at No. 25 Taylor No. 11 Upland, IN L 16–23  
*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 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 11 18 17

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. ↑ "2009 Football Schedule". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120313032729/http://saintfranciscougars.com/football/football-news/2009-news/usf-falls-to-sxu-in-msfa-showdown. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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