The 2008 Saint Francis Cougars football team represented the University of Saint Francis, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the 2008 NAIA football season. They were led by head coach Kevin Donley, who served his 11th year as the first and only head coach in the history of Saint Francis football. The Cougars played their home games at Bishop John 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, so they received an automatic bid to the 2008 postseason NAIA playoffs.
Schedule
(12-1 overall, 6-0 conference)
After an undefeated regular season, USF finished with a loss at Sioux Falls. This was the second time in three seasons that Sioux Falls put the only blemish on the USF record.
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site
Result
September 6
Noon
Trinity International*
No. 4
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
W 67–0
September 13
2:00pm
at Quincy*
No. 4
Quincy, IL
W 21–0
September 20
1:00pm
at Taylor
No. 4
Upland, IN
W 55–7
September 27
Noon
No. 10 St. Ambrose*
No. 4
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
W 43–14
October 4
Noon
No. 8 Ohio Dominican*
No. 4
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
W 35–0
October 11
2:00pm
at Marian
No. 4
Indianapolis, IN - Pike HS
W 63–14
October 25
Noon
Walsh
No. 3
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
W 52–12
November 1
Noon
at Urbana
No. 3
Urbana, OH
W 62–20
November 8
Noon
No. 10 Malone
No. 3
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
W 45–24
November 15
2:00pm
at No. 18 Saint Xavier
No. 3
Chicago, IL
W 47–30
November 22
Noon
No. 11 Union*
No. 3
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA First Round)
W 58–3
November 29
Noon
No. 8 Cumberlands*
No. 3
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN (NAIA Quarterfinal)
W 31–20
December 6
1:00pm
at No. 2 Sioux Falls*
No. 3
Sioux Falls, SD (NAIA Semifinal)
L 6–24
*Non-conference game
Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
