2003 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2003 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA Playoff Semifinalist
MSFA (MEL) champion
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record12–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 4 Saint Francis (IN) x^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 22 Walsh   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Geneva   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Quincy   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Urbana   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Taylor   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Malone   0 – 6     2 – 8  
Midwest League
No. 15 McKendree ^   5 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 19 Trinity International x   5 – 2     8 – 3  
No. 9 St. Ambrose x^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 21 Saint Xavier x   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Olivet Nazarene x   5 – 2     6 – 4  
William Penn   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Iowa Wesleyan   1 – 6     1 – 9  
St. Francis (IL)   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2003 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2003 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 6th 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, and they received an automatic bid to the 2003 postseason NAIA playoffs.

Schedule

(12-1 overall, 6-0 conference)

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 13Tiffin*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 48–31
September 20at William Penn*Oskaloosa, IAW 49–14
September 27St. Ambrose*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 45–40
October 4Geneva
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 49–16
October 11at Butler*Indianapolis, INW 47–16
October 18at UrbanaUrbana, OHW 38–23
October 25Taylor
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 48–14
November 1at MaloneCanton, OHW 36–14
November 8Quincy
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 34–13
November 15at WalshNorth Canton, OHW 41–24
November 22Georgetown*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)
W 34–23
November 29St. Ambrose*
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal)
W 41–14
December 6at No. 1 Carroll*No. 2Helena, MT (NAIA Semifinal)L 14–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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