2006 Saint Francis Cougars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 Saint Francis Cougars football 200 Mid-States Football Association Mideast League MSFA (MEL) 13–1 6–0 Kevin Donley 9th Patrick Donley, Trevor Miller 3rd, 1st Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium NAIA national runner-upMSFA (MEL) champion The 2006 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2006 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 9th 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 2006 postseason NAIA playoffs. The 2006 Cougars finished the regular season undefeated. In the postseason playoffs, the Cougars advanced to the national championship game where they lost to the Cougars of Sioux Falls, 23–19. Schedule On September 23, 2006, Saint Francis named its football field after Coach Donley in pregame ceremonies. A third consecutive return to the NAIA championship game saw the third consecutive runner-up finish for the Cougars, this time to Sioux Falls (SD). https://web.archive.org/web/20090627060011/http://ww.saintfranciscougars.com/football/schedule-results June 27, 2009 2006 Eastern September 9 2:00pm w y y 2 William Penn Statesmen Community Stadium Oskaloosa, IA 39–6 1,250 September 16 Noon w y 2 Pikeville 38 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 63–0 3,200 September 23 Noon w y 2 Wisconsin – River Falls Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 63–8 3,500 September 30 Noon w 2 Ohio Dominican 27 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 21–17 2,500 October 7 Noon w 2 Urbana 18 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 35–12 2,500 October 14 1:00pm w y 2 Taylor Jim Wheeler Memorial Stadium Upland, IN 49–0 3,500 October 21 Noon w 2 Malone 23 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 34–13 2,500 October 28 1:00pm w y y 2 Seton Hill Offutt Field Greensburg, PA 55–0 450 November 4 Noon w 1 Walsh 3 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 21–7 3,000 November 11 1:30pm w y 1 Geneva 29 Reeves Field Beaver Falls, PA 21–20 2,271 November 18 Noon w y 1 Walsh 16 NAIA First Round Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 42–3 2,300 November 25 Noon w y 1 Bethel 8 NAIA Quarterfinal Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 42–35 2,000 December 2 Noon w y 1 Saint Xavier 9 NAIA Semifinal Bishop D'Arcy Stadium Fort Wayne, IN 49–20 3,000 December 16 1:00pm (FW time) l y y 1 Sioux Falls 2 NAIA Championship Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, TN 19–23 5,805 National awards and honors Senior linebacker Brian Kurtz was named as the 2006 NAIA Football Player of the Year. This was the second time in Cougar football history that one of their players received the award. Ranking movements NAIA Coaches' Poll 0 11 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 References Saint Francis Category:Saint Francis Cougars football seasons Saint Francis Cougars football