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
Conference	Mid-States Football Association
	Mideast League
2009 record	7–3 (5–2 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach	Kevin Donley (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Donley, Trevor Miller (6th, 4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Eric Wagoner (2nd season)
Home stadium	Bishop 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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 12	Noon	Iowa Wesleyan*	No. 4	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 55–0
September 19	2:00pm	at No. 9 St. Ambrose*	No. 4	Davenport, IA	W 30–10
September 26	Noon	Marian	No. 4	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 28–7
October 3	7:00pm	at No. 23 Malone	No. 4	Canton, OH	W 42–14
October 10	6:00pm	at No. 20 Walsh	No. 4	Canton, OH	W 20–14
October 17	Noon	Trinity International	No. 4	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 63–7
October 24	2:00pm	at Missouri U of S&T*	No. 4	Rolla, MO	L 37–39
October 31	Noon	Olivet Nazarene	No. 8	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 56–7
November 7	Noon	No. 6 Saint Xavier	No. 8	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	L 24–36
November 14	1:00pm	at No. 25 Taylor	No. 11	Upland, IN	L 16–23
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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.