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2011 Saint Xavier Cougars football
NAIA national champion
NAIA National Championship Game, W 24–20 vs. Carroll (MT)
ConferenceMid-States Football Association
DivisionMideast League
Record14–1 (4–1 MSFA)
Head coach
Home stadiumDeaton Field
Seasons← 20102012 →
2011 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
No. 3 Marian (IN) x^   5 0     12 1  
No. 1 Saint Xavier ^   4 1     14 1  
No. 7 Saint Francis (IN) ^   3 2     9 3  
Taylor   2 3     5 5  
Quincy   1 4     4 6  
Concordia (MI)   0 5     0 11  
Midwest League
No. 8 St. Francis (IL) x^   6 1     10 3  
No. 18 Grand View x^   6 1     8 4  
No. 15 William Penn   5 2     9 2  
No. 22 St. Ambrose   5 2     7 3  
Olivet Nazarene   3 4     5 6  
Iowa Wesleyan   2 5     3 7  
Trinity International   1 6     2 8  
Waldorf   0 7     2 9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2011 Saint Xavier Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Saint Xavier University as a member of the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) during the 2011 NAIA football season. In their 13th season under head coach Mike Feminis, the Cougars compiled a 14–1 record and won the NAIA national championship, defeating Carroll (Montana), 24–20, in the NAIA National Championship Game.

The team ran a no-huddle spread offense that led the NAIA with an average of 45.9 points per game. The national championship was the first for a Chicago college team in nearly a century (dating to the 1913 Chicago Maroons football team).

Key players included quarterback Jimmy Coy, running back Nick Pesek, kicker Tom Lynch (two-time winner of the Fred Mitchell Outstanding Place Kicker Award), and brothers Ryan Fejedelem (linebacker) and Clayton Fejedelem (safety).

The Saint Xavier football program was established 18 years earlier in 1993. Coach Feminis played linebacker on the first Saint Francis team. The entire athletic budget for Saint Francis was $3.9 million with 24 scholarships shared among 88 players.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 36:00 p.m.Olivet Nazarene*No. 2W 55–101,600
September 104:00 p.m.at No. 24 St. Francis (IL)*No. 2W 34–203,000
September 176:00 p.m.Walsh*No. 1
  • Deaton Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 55–302,300
September 246:00 p.m.Trinity International*No. 1
  • Deaton Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 49–143,000
October 111:00 a.m.at No. 2 Saint Francis (IN)No. 1W 42–314,000
October 83:00 p.m.at Malone*No. 1W 52–102,200
October 151:00 p.m.QuincyNo. 1
  • Deaton Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 48–143,000
October 221:00 p.m. TaylorNo. 1
  • Deaton Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 75–332,700
October 2912:00 p.m.at Concordia (MI)No. 1W 63–3478
November 512:00 p.m.at No. 2 Marian (IN)No. 5L 9–275,175
November 1212:00 p.m.Jamestown*No. 5
  • Deaton Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 50–141,400
November 191:00 p.m. No. 13 Bethel (TN)*No. 5W 51–133,000
November 261:00 p.m.at No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene*No. 5W 29–14
December 312:00 p.m.at No. 1 Marian (IN)*No. 5W 30–274,270
December 173:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 Carroll (MT)*No. 5W 24–205,917

References

  1. "2011 Football Schedule". Saint Xavier University. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ^ David Haugh (December 23, 2011). "St. Xavier embodies best of college sports". Chicago Tribune. pp. III-1, III-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Philip Hersh (December 14, 2011). "Winning combo: Fejedelem brothers playing major roles in St. Xavier's quest for 1st NAIA title". Chicago Tribune. p. III-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "St. Xavier vs. Marian". Chicago Tribune. December 3, 2011. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "St. Xavier, Ill. 29, MidAmerica Nazarene 14". Great Falls Tribune. November 27, 2011. p. V-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Knights give up chances". The Indianapolis Star. December 4, 2011. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cougars win 1st title". Chicago Tribune. December 18, 2011. p. III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
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