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2000 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA Playoff Quarterfinalist
MSFA (MEL) champion
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record10–2 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons← 19992001 →
2000 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 6 Saint Francis (IN) x^   6 – 0     10 – 2  
Walsh   4 – 2     6 – 5  
No. 21 Geneva   3 – 3     7 – 3  
Tri-State   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Malone   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Tiffin   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Urbana   1 – 5     1 – 9  
Midwest League
No. 7 St. Ambrose x^   7 – 0     9 – 3  
No. 15 Olivet Nazarene ^   6 – 1     8 – 3  
No. 19 McKendree   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Saint Xavier   4 – 3     6 – 4  
St. Francis (IL)   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Taylor   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Trinity International   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Iowa Wesleyan   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2000 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2000 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 3rd 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, receiving an automatic bid to the 2000 postseason NAIA playoffs.

Schedule

(10-2 overall, 6-0 conference)

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 2at Butler*No. 9Indianapolis, INW 56–37
September 9Iowa Wesleyan*No. 9
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 84–9
September 16Valparaiso*No. 4
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 34–30
September 23at McKendree*No. 3Lebanon, ILL 14–28
September 30at GenevaNo. 9Beaver Falls, PAW 21–20
October 7TiffinNo. 5
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 42–13
October 14at UrbanaNo. 5(T)Urbana, OHW 44–14
October 28MaloneNo. 5
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 48–10
November 4at Tri-StateNo. 5Angola, INW 21–14
November 11WalshNo. 3(T)
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN
W 42–14
November 18Lambuth*No. 7
  • Cougar Stadium
  • Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)
W 48–33
November 25at Georgetown*No. 7Georgetown, KY (NAIA Quarterfinal)L 19–37
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
NAIA Coaches' Poll943955(T)5553(T)76

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