2002 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2002 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA Playoff Quarterfinalist
MSFA (MEL) champion
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record11–1 (6–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Home stadiumCougar Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 8 Saint Francis (IN) x^   6 0     11 1  
No. 21 Tri-State   5 1     6 3  
No. 22 Walsh   4 2     8 3  
Geneva   3 3     7 5  
Malone   2 4     4 6  
Taylor   1 5     3 7  
Urbana   1 5     1 10  
Midwest League
No. 4 McKendree x^   6 1     11 2  
No. 11 Saint Xavier x^   6 1     9 3  
No. 14 St. Ambrose x^   6 1     8 3  
Olivet Nazarene   4 3     4 6  
Trinity International   3 4     6 5  
William Penn   2 5     4 7  
St. Francis (IL)   1 6     2 8  
Iowa Wesleyan   0 7     1 9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2002 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2002 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 5th 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 2002 postseason NAIA playoffs.