2008 Saint Francis Cougars football team

The 2008 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2008 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 11th 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 in 1st place in the MSFA MEL division, so they received an automatic bid to the 2008 postseason NAIA playoffs.

2008 Saint Francis Cougars football
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record12–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Donley, Trevor Miller (5th, 3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Wagoner (1st season)
Home stadiumBishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
(Capacity: 3,500 )
2008 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 4 St. Francis (IN) x^  6 –0   12 –1  
No. 16 Ohio Dominican  4 –2   7 –3  
No. 22 Saint Xavier  4 –2   7 –4  
No. 24 Malone  4 –2   6 –4  
Marian (IN)  2 –4   7 –4  
Walsh  1 –5   3 –8  
Taylor  0 –6   2 –8  
Midwest League
No. 14 St. Ambrose x^  6 –1   8 –4  
William Penn  5 –2   7 –4  
McKendree  5 –2   6 –4  
Quincy  5 –2   6 –5  
St. Francis (IL)  3 –4   7 –4  
Olivet Nazarene  3 –4   4 –7  
Iowa Wesleyan  1 –6   3 –8  
Trinity International  0 –7   1 –10  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Schedule

(12-1 overall, 6-0 conference)
After an undefeated regular season, USF finished with a loss at Sioux Falls. This was the second time in three seasons that Sioux Falls put the only blemish on the USF record.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResult
September 6NoonTrinity International*No. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 67–0
September 132:00pmat Quincy*No. 4Quincy, ILW 21–0
September 201:00pmat TaylorNo. 4Upland, INW 55–7
September 27NoonNo. 10 St. Ambrose*No. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 43–14
October 4NoonNo. 8 Ohio Dominican*No. 4
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 35–0
October 112:00pmat MarianNo. 4Indianapolis, IN - Pike HSW 63–14
October 25NoonWalshNo. 3
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 52–12
November 1Noonat UrbanaNo. 3Urbana, OHW 62–20
November 8NoonNo. 10 MaloneNo. 3
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 45–24
November 152:00pmat No. 18 Saint XavierNo. 3Chicago, ILW 47–30
November 22NoonNo. 11 Union*No. 3
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)
W 58–3
November 29NoonNo. 8 Cumberlands*No. 3
  • Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal)
W 31–20
December 61:00pmat No. 2 Sioux Falls*No. 3Sioux Falls, SD (NAIA Semifinal)L 6–24

Ranking movements
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References
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