2002 Saint Francis Cougars football team

The 2002 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2002 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 5th year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Cougar 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 2002 postseason NAIA playoffs.

2002 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA Playoff Quarterfinalist
MSFA (MEL) champion
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
2002 record11–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coachKevin Donley (5th season)
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2002 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Mideast League
No. 8 Saint Francis (IN) x^  6 0     11 1  
No. 21 Tri-State  5 1     6 3  
No. 22 Walsh  4 2     8 3  
Geneva  3 3     7 5  
Malone  2 4     4 6  
Taylor  1 5     3 7  
Urbana  1 5     1 10  
Midwest League
No. 4 McKendree x^  6 1     11 2  
No. 11 Saint Xavier x^  6 1     9 3  
No. 14 St. Ambrose x^  6 1     8 3  
Olivet Nazarene  4 3     4 6  
Trinity International  3 4     6 5  
William Penn  2 5     4 7  
St. Francis (IL)  1 6     2 8  
Iowa Wesleyan  0 7     1 9  
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

Schedule

(11-1 overall, 6-0 conference)

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14at Tiffin*Tiffin, OHW 41–31
September 21Iowa Wesleyan*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 45–20
September 28at William Penn*Oskaloosa, IAW 49–14
October 5at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 35–28
October 12Quincy*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 77–21
October 19Urbana
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 70–0
October 26at TaylorUpland, INW 35–20
November 2Malone
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 33–27
November 9at Tri-StateAngola, INW 48–28
November 16Walsh
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 40–29
November 23Saint Xavier*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)
W 34–30
November 30at Georgetown*Georgetown, KY (NAIA Quarterfinal)L 0–24
  • *Non-conference game

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final 
NAIA Coaches' Poll 19 16 15 12 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 4 8

References

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