2008 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2008 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA Playoff Semifinalist
Conference	Mid-States Football Association
Division	Mideast League
Record	12–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach	Kevin Donley (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Patrick Donley, Trevor Miller (5th, 3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Eric Wagoner (1st season)
Home stadium	Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium

2008 Mid-States Football Association standings

	Conf							Overall
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

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.

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 6	Noon	Trinity International*	No. 4	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 67–0
September 13	2:00pm	at Quincy*	No. 4	Quincy, IL	W 21–0
September 20	1:00pm	at Taylor	No. 4	Upland, IN	W 55–7
September 27	Noon	No. 10 St. Ambrose*	No. 4	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 43–14
October 4	Noon	No. 8 Ohio Dominican*	No. 4	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 35–0
October 11	2:00pm	at Marian	No. 4	Indianapolis, IN - Pike HS	W 63–14
October 25	Noon	Walsh	No. 3	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 52–12
November 1	Noon	at Urbana	No. 3	Urbana, OH	W 62–20
November 8	Noon	No. 10 Malone	No. 3	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN	W 45–24
November 15	2:00pm	at No. 18 Saint Xavier	No. 3	Chicago, IL	W 47–30
November 22	Noon	No. 11 Union*	No. 3	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)	W 58–3
November 29	Noon	No. 8 Cumberlands*	No. 3	Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal)	W 31–20
December 6	1:00pm	at No. 2 Sioux Falls*	No. 3	Sioux Falls, SD (NAIA Semifinal)	L 6–24
*Non-conference game 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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
NAIA Coaches' Poll	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4