FORT WAYNE, Ind. – After moving its 2020 football schedule from the fall to the spring due to precautions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Saint Francis has finalized its regular-season spring dates.
The Cougars will play four home games and three away games in the regular season, beginning on Feb. 27, 2021. The NAIA Football Championship Series will begin on April 17, 2021.
“Our players and coaches can’t wait to get back on the field for competition,” Coach Kevin Donley said. “All of us have missed the traditional fall Saturdays at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium, so we’ll be more than ready for a great spring. I know our fans will be excited to see the Cougars back in action.”
USF’s ticket policy for spring home football games will be announced closer to the start of the season.
USF’s regular-season schedule:
- Feb. 27 vs. Madonna University, noon, Bishop D’Arcy Stadium
- March 6 vs. Taylor University, noon, Bishop D’Arcy Stadium
- March 13 at Concordia University, time TBA
- March 20 at Indiana Wesleyan University, time TBA
- March 27 vs. Lawrence Technological University, noon, Bishop D’Arcy Stadium
- April 3 at Siena Heights University, time TBA
- April 10 vs. Marian University, noon, Bishop D’Arcy Stadium
The NAIA Football Championship Series is set for April 17, April 24, May 1 and May 10, with the championship game at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana.
For more information, contact Director of Athletics Mike McCaffrey at 260-399-7700, ext. 6250, or mmcaffrey@sf.edu.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences, College of Arts, Sciences, and Business and College of Adult and Distance Education. In addition to its traditional programs, USF designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point and online. USF Downtown houses the university’s business and music technology programs while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis campus experience includes 18 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships and is recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution. Approximately 2,200 students from a broad geographic region attend USF.