2005 Saint Francis Cougars football team

2005 Saint Francis Cougars football
NAIA national runner-up
MSFA (MEL) champion
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record13–1 (7–0 MSFA (MEL))
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPatrick Donley (2nd season)
Home stadiumBishop John M. D'Arcy Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 2 St. Francis (IN) x^   7 0     13 1  
No. 18 Walsh   5 2     8 3  
No. 14 Geneva ^   5 2     8 4  
Quincy   4 3     5 6  
Urbana   3 4     6 5  
Malone   2 5     3 7  
Ohio Dominican   2 5     3 7  
Taylor   0 7     0 10  
Midwest League
No. 9 Saint Xavier x^   6 1     9 3  
No. 10 McKendree x^   6 1     8 3  
No. 16 St. Ambrose ^   5 2     8 3  
William Penn   4 3     6 5  
Olivet Nazarene   3 4     6 6  
Trinity International   2 5     3 7  
Iowa Wesleyan   2 5     3 8  
St. Francis (IL)   0 7     2 9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

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.