2014 Saint Francis Cougars football team

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2014 Saint Francis Cougars football
Conference Mid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record6–5 (4–2 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Donley, Trevor Miller (11th, 9th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoey Didier, Eric Wagoner (5th, 7th season)
Home stadiumBishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
Seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 2 Marian (IN) x^  5 1   11 3  
Siena Heights x  5 1   6 4  
Saint Francis (IN)  4 2   6 5  
No. 20 Robert Morris (IL)  3 3   8 3  
Taylor  3 3   5 6  
St. Francis (IL)  1 5   4 7  
Concordia (MI)  0 6   3 8  
Midwest League
No. 6 Grand View x^  5 0   10 2  
No. 4 Saint Xavier ^  4 1   10 3  
No. 19 William Penn  3 2   7 4  
St. Ambrose  2 3   5 5  
Olivet Nazarene  1 4   2 9  
Trinity International  0 5   3 7  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2014 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2014 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 17th 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 3rd in the MSFA MEL division and, for only the third time in the team's history, did not participate in the postseason NAIA playoffs.

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Schedule

(6-5 overall, 4-2 conference) [1]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 47:00pmMissouri Baptist*No. 6
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 42–102,850
September 1312:00pmWilliam Penn (IA)*No. 6
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
L 27–282,583
September 202:00pmat No. 25 St. Ambrose (IA)*No. 12Davenport, IAW 27–13
September 2712:00pmNo. 8 Grand View (IA)*No. 9
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
L 9–212,577
October 47:00pmSiena Heights (MI)Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 15
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
L 21–272,787
October 117:00pmat No. 16 Saint Xavier (IL)*No. 24Chicago, ILL 26–532,000
October 1812:00pmNo. 18 St. Francis (IL)
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 42–201,783
October 252:00pmat No. 12 Robert Morris (IL)Chicago, ILW 38–20680
November 11:00pmat Concordia (MI)Ann Arbor, MIW 30–14700
November 812:00pmTaylor (IN)
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 42–01,737
November 151:00pmat No. 9 Marion (IN)Indianapolis, INL 18–513,608

Ranking movements

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The 2001 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2001 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 4th 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 tie for 1st place in the MSFA MEL division. Both co-champions received invitations to the 2001 postseason NAIA playoffs.

The 2000 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2000 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 3rd 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, receiving an automatic bid to the 2000 postseason NAIA playoffs.

The 1999 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 1999 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 2nd 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, receiving an automatic bid to the 1999 postseason NAIA playoffs.

References

  1. "Football | University of Saint Francis | Fort Wayne - 2014 Football Schedule". Saintfranciscougars.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.