2009 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2009 Saint Francis Cougars football
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record7–3 (5–2 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Donley, Trevor Miller (6th, 4th season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Wagoner (2nd season)
Home stadiumBishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
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 – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

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)[1]

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.[2] It also marked the first time the Cougars were not in the NAIA postseason playoff since their inaugural 1998 season.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 12NoonIowa Wesleyan*No. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 55–04,000
September 192:00pmat No. 9 St. Ambrose*No. 4
  • Brady Street Stadium
  • Davenport, IA
W 30–101,500
September 26NoonMarianNo. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 28–74,100
October 37:00pmat No. 23 MaloneNo. 4
W 42–142,000
October 106:00pmat No. 20 WalshNo. 4
W 20–142,549
October 17NoonTrinity InternationalNo. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 63–74,000
October 242:00pmat Missouri U of S&T*No. 4Rolla, MOL 37–392,500
October 31NoonOlivet NazareneNo. 8
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 56–73,100
November 7NoonNo. 6 Saint XavierNo. 8
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
L 24–364,000
November 141:00pmat No. 25 TaylorNo. 11
  • Jim Wheeler Memorial Stadium
  • Upland, IN
L 16–23

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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Week
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References

  1. ^ "2009 Football Schedule". Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. ^ "USF falls to SXU in MSFA showdown". Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
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