The Saint Francis Cougars football program represents the University of Saint Francis in college football. The team competes in the Mideast League (MEL) of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), which is affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Adam Sherman is the current head coach. Kevin Donley served as head coach from the inception of the program in 1998 through the 2024 season. Saint Francis plays its home game at Bishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Under Donley, the Saint Francis won consecutive NAIA Football National Championship in 2016 and 2017. The Cougars have won the MSFA's Mideast League 15 times and have made 21 appearances in the NAIA playoffs.
Season-by-season record
Program statistics StatisticSaint Francis[Opponents]Games played 271Wins 220 51Ties 0Wins in championship game appearances 2 3Home wins 123 28Road wins 95 20Neutral site wins 2 3Home regular season wins 96 15Road regular season wins 91 19Home playoff wins 27 13Road playoff wins 4 1Neutral site playoff wins 2 3Most consecutive wins 27 (2016–2018) 7 (1998)Most consecutive regular season wins 54 (2001–2007) 7 (1998)Most consecutive playoff wins 10 (2016–2018) 2 (2000–2001)(2018–present)Most consecutive home wins 56 (2002–2009) 3 (1998)Most consecutive road/neutral wins 20 (2015–2018) 4 (1998)Most points scored in a game by one team 84 (2000 - USF 84, Iowa Wesleyan 9) 71 (1998 - Tri-State 71, USF 27)Most points scored in a game by one team in a loss 41 (1998 - Walsh 44, USF 41) 42 (2015 - USF 48, Taylor 42)(2015 - USF 45, Marian 42)Fewest points scored in a game by one team in a win 12 (2004 - USF 12, Georgetown 7) 7 (2018 – Concordia 7, USF 3)Fewest points scored in a regular season game by one team 3 (2018 – Concordia 7, USF 3) 0 (Done 13 times,most recently in 2017)Fewest points scored in a playoff game by one team 0 (1999 - Georgetown 38, USF 0)(2002 - Georgetown 24, USF 0) 3 (Done 5 times,most recently in 2018)Most points scored in a game by both teams 98 (1998 - Tri-State 71, USF 27)(2002 - USF 77, Quincy 21)(2007 - USF 69, Taylor 29)Fewest points scored in a game by both teams 10 (2018 – Concordia 7, USF 3)Largest margin of victory 75 (2000 - USF 84, Iowa Wesleyan 9) 44 (1998 - Tri-State 71, USF 27)
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