2001 Saint Francis Cougars football team

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.

2001 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA Playoff Participant MSFA (MEL) co-champion
Conference	Mid-States Football Association
	Mideast League
2001 record	9–2 (5–1 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach	Kevin Donley (4th season)
Home stadium	Cougar Stadium (Capacity: 3,500 )

2001 Mid-States Football Association standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Mideast League
No. 14 Saint Francis (IN) x^		5	–	1					9	–	2
No. 11 Tri-State x^		5	–	1					8	–	3
No. 20 Walsh x		5	–	1					8	–	3
Tiffin		3	–	3					3	–	8
Geneva		2	–	4					4	–	6
Malone		1	–	5					2	–	8
Urbana		0	–	6					1	–	9
Midwest League
No. 12 St. Ambrose x^		7	–	0					8	–	3
No. 15 McKendree ^		6	–	1					8	–	3
Trinity International		4	–	3					8	–	3
No. 25 Saint Xavier		4	–	3					7	–	4
St. Francis (IL)		3	–	4					4	–	6
Taylor		2	–	5					2	–	8
Olivet Nazarene		1	–	6					2	–	8
Iowa Wesleyan		1	–	6					1	–	9
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll[1][2]

Schedule

(9-2 overall, 5-1 conference)

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 1	Butler*	Cougar Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 41–20
September 8	at Iowa Wesleyan*	Mount Pleasant, IA	W 49–0
September 15	Wisconsin - LaCrosse*	Cougar Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 20–12
September 22	McKendree*	Cougar Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 23–15
September 29	Geneva	Cougar Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 30–6
October 6	at Tiffin	Tiffin, OH	W 20–14
October 13	Urbana	Cougar Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 42–38
October 27	at Malone	Canton, OH	W 58–17
November 3	Tri-State	Cougar Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	L 20–27
November 10	at Walsh	North Canton, OH	W 30–12
November 17	Campbellsville*	Cougar Stadium Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)	L 21–42
*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	Final
NAIA Coaches' Poll	5	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	8	8	14

References

1. "Football Week-by-Week Coaches' Polls (Since 1999)" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
2. "2017-2018 Mid-States Football Association Press Guide, pp.46-49" (PDF). Mid-States Football Association. Retrieved December 28, 2017.