2003 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2003 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA Playoff Semifinalist
MSFA (MEL) champion
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record12–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
2003 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. 22 Walsh   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Geneva   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Quincy   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Urbana   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Taylor   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Malone   0 – 6     2 – 8  
Midwest League
No. 15 McKendree ^   5 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 19 Trinity International x   5 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 9 St. Ambrose x^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 21 Saint Xavier x   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Olivet Nazarene x   5 – 2     6 – 4  
William Penn   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Iowa Wesleyan   1 – 6     1 – 9  
St. Francis (IL)   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2003 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2003 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 6th 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 2003 postseason NAIA playoffs.

Schedule

(12-1 overall, 6-0 conference)

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 13Tiffin*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 48–314,000
September 20at William Penn*
  • Oskaloosa Community Stadium
  • Oskaloosa, IA
W 49–141,000
September 27St. Ambrose*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 45–404,500
October 4Geneva
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 49–164,200
October 11at Butler*
W 47–162,450
October 18at Urbana
  • Wood Street Stadium
  • Urbana, OH
W 38–23500
October 25Taylor
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 48–143,500
November 1at Malone
W 36–141,200
November 8Quincy
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 34–133,200
November 15at Walsh
W 41–242,528
November 22Georgetown*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)
W 34–234,700
November 29St. Ambrose*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal)
W 41–143,900
December 6at No. 1 Carroll*No. 2
  • Nelson Stadium
  • Helena, MT (NAIA Semifinal)
L 14–385,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

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