2005 Saint Francis Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Saint Francis Cougars football 200 Mid-States Football Association Mideast League MSFA (MEL) 13–1 7–0 Kevin Donley 8th Patrick Donley 2nd Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium NAIA national runner-upMSFA (MEL) champion The 2005 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2005 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 8th year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Bishop John M. 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, and they received an automatic bid to the 2005 postseason NAIA playoffs. The 2005 Cougars finished the regular season undefeated. In the postseason playoffs, the Cougars advanced to the national championship game where they lost to the Fighting Saints of Carroll, 27–10. Schedule (13–1 overall, 7–0 conference) The 2005 season saw a rematch of the 2004 NAIA championship game. Once again, the Cougars finished as runner-up to Carroll (MT). For the three seasons 2003–2005, the USF record was 38–3, with all 3 losses coming as season-ending losses to Carroll (MT).https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2263761 Carroll wins fourth straight NAIA football title - College Football - ESPN ESPN 2005-12-17 2015-03-28 2005 Eastern September 10 w y y 2 Indiana State Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN 42–10 3,160 September 17 w y 2 McKendree 6 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 28–21 4,000 September 24 w y 2 Wisconsin – Eau Claire Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 35–10 3,000 October 1 w 2 Geneva 19 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 50–22 3,700 October 8 w y 2 Ohio Dominican Panther Field Columbus, OH 49–7 1,277 October 15 w y 2 Urbana 16 Wood Street Stadium Urbana, OH 35–3 4,000 October 22 w 2 Taylor Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 55–0 3,900 October 29 w y 2 Malone Fawcett Stadium Canton, OH 28–7 2,000 November 5 w 2 Quincy Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 53–19 3,000 November 12 w y 2 Walsh 11 Fawcett Stadium Canton, OH 21–7 2,493 November 19 w y 2 Pikeville 13 NAIA First Round Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 41–7 3,500 November 26 w y 2 Georgetown 5 NAIA Quarterfinal Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 44–14 2,000 December 3 w y 2 Morningside 3 NAIA Semifinal Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 42–14 3,300 December 17 1:05pm (FW time) l y y 2 Carroll 1 NAIA Championship Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, TN 10–27 6,313 Ranking movements NAIA Coaches' Poll 0 11 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 References Saint Francis Category:Saint Francis Cougars football seasons Saint Francis Cougars football