2009 Saint Francis Cougars football team

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.

2009 Saint Francis Cougars football
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
2009 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
(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 – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResult
September 12NoonIowa Wesleyan*No. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 55–0
September 192:00pmat No. 9 St. Ambrose*No. 4Davenport, IAW 30–10
September 26NoonMarianNo. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 28–7
October 37:00pmat No. 23 MaloneNo. 4Canton, OHW 42–14
October 106:00pmat No. 20 WalshNo. 4Canton, OHW 20–14
October 17NoonTrinity InternationalNo. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 63–7
October 242:00pmat Missouri U of S&T*No. 4Rolla, MOL 37–39
October 31NoonOlivet NazareneNo. 8
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 56–7
November 7NoonNo. 6 Saint XavierNo. 8
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
L 24–36
November 141:00pmat No. 25 TaylorNo. 11Upland, INL 16–23

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 Final 
NAIA Coaches' Poll 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 11 18 17

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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