2020-21 Mid-States Football Association Press Guide & Record Book Table of Contents 2020-21 MSFA Schedule 3 The Mid-States Football Association, which 2019 MSFA Results 4 enters its 27th year as an NAIA-affiliated organization in 2019 All-MSFA Teams 5-6 the Midwest, will feature 14 teams in two leagues, with Roosevelt University awaiting its first year of competition Team Capsules 7-21 in 2021. Judson University and Madonna University have Mideast League Year-by-Year Standings 22-23 also been added as provisional members for the upcoming Midwest League Year-by-Year Standings 24-25 season. MSFA All-Time Composite Standings 26-27 MSFA Overtime Games 28-29 Lawrence Tech in Southfield, Mich. was added by the Association at its annual meeting in 2017, while Indiana Year-by-Year Team Statistical Leaders 30-38 Wesleyan was added in 2016. Indiana Wesleyan, located Year-by-Year Individual Statistical Leaders 39-47 in Marion, Ind., competed in football for the first time in All-Time NAIA Team Statistical Champions 48 2018, while LTU is returned to the gridiron after a 70-year All-Time NAIA Individual Statistical Champions 49-50 absence. MSFA in NAIA Postseason 51-55 Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, Mo., MSFA Coaches of the Year 56 began MSFA play in 2015 as part of the Mideast League, AFCA Regional & NAIA Coaches of the Year 56 joining Concordia University of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Marian MSFA Coaches’ Records 57 University of Indianapolis, Ind.; the University of Saint MSFA Records vs. Non-conference opponents 58 Francis of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Siena Heights University of 2019 AFCA All-Americans 59 Adrian, Mich.; and Taylor University of Upland, Ind. The Spartans moved to the Midwest League beginning in 2019. All-Time NAIA Special Awards 59 All-Time AFCA/NAIA All-Americans 60-61 Along with Missouri Baptist, Chicago-based All-Time Mideast League Players of the Week 62-64 Roosevelt University and Saint Xavier University; the All-Time Midwest League Players of the Week 65-67 University of St. Francis of Joliet, Ill.; Olivet Nazarene MSFA Players of the Week (1994-1997) 68 University of Bourbonnais, Ill.; St. Ambrose University of Davenport, Iowa; and Trinity International University All-Time MSFA Players of the Week by Team 69-74 of Deerfield, Ill. will again make up the Midwest League. All-Time NAIA Players of the Week 75-76 Roosevelt takes the place of Robert Morris University in All-Time MSFA Players of the Year 77 2021, after the two universities merged at the start of the All-Time All-MSFA Team Selections 78-82 2020-21 academic year. All-Time MSFA All-Academic Team Selections 83-87 Each MSFA team plays the other teams within its All-Time NAIA Scholar Athletes 88-89 league plus crossover games against the other league. The All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans 89 champions of the two leagues receive automatic berths into MSFA All-Time Statistical Performances 90-94 the NAIA Championship Series, if they are ranked among MSFA 20-Year Mideast & Midwest League Teams 95 the top 20 in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll. MSFA “Best of the Best” Honorees 96 The MSFA has claimed nine NAIA national MSFA Midwest League Records 97-103 championships, including six of the last nine: Saint Francis MSFA Mideast League Records 104-110 (Ind.) (2016 & 2017), Marian (2015 & 2012), Grand View MSFA Records 111-119 University (2013) and Saint Xavier (2011). The University of Findlay (1995 & 1997) and Westminster College (1994) also won national titles as members of the MSFA. The MSFA Chairman for 2020-2021 will be Lonnie Pries, Athletics Director, Concordia University. Mike McCaffrey, Athletics Director at Saint Francis (Ind.), is in his first season as the MSFA Commissioner; Greg Gorham is the MSFA Information Director; and Richard Edwards is the Coordinator of Officials. Weekly statistical reports, players of the week, news items and highlights are available at Mid- StatesFootball.org. 2020-21 MSFA Schedule February 6 March 20 Saint Xavier at St. Francis (Ill.) 1:00 p.m. Saint Francis (Ind.) at Indiana Wesleyan* TBA St. Ambrose at Roosevelt 4:00 p.m. Madonna at Siena Heights TBA Marian at Lawrence Tech* 12:00 p.m. February 13 Trinity International at St. Francis (Ill.)* 2:00 p.m. Olivet Nazarene at Missouri Baptist 12:00 p.m. Missouri Baptist at St. Ambrose* 4:00 p.m. Trinity International at Marian 2:00 p.m. Concordia at Taylor* 7:00 p.m. Roosevelt at St. Francis (Ill.) 2:00 p.m. Olivet Nazarene at Roosevelt 8:00 p.m. Saint Xavier at St. Ambrose 3:00 p.m. March 27 February 20 Lawrence Tech at Saint Francis (Ind.)* 12:00 p.m. Trinity International at Lawrence Tech 12:00 p.m. Madonna at Concordia 1:00 p.m. Indiana Wesleyan at Olivet Nazarene 2:00 p.m. Siena Heights at Marian* 1:00 p.m. St. Francis (Ill.) at St. Ambrose* 2:00 p.m. Taylor at Indiana Wesleyan* 1:00 p.m. Saint Xavier at Roosevelt 4:00 p.m. Roosevelt at Trinity International* 2:00 p.m. St. Ambrose at Saint Xavier* 3:00 p.m. February 27 St. Francis (Ill.) at Missouri Baptist* 6:00 p.m. Indiana Wesleyan at Lawrence Tech* 12:00 p.m. Madonna at Saint Francis (Ind.) 12:00 p.m. April 3 Concordia at Siena Heights* 1:00 p.m. Saint Francis (Ind.) at Siena Heights TBA Taylor at Marian* 1:00 p.m. Marian at Madonna 12:30 p.m. Saint Xavier at Trinity International* 1:00 p.m. Concordia at Indiana Wesleyan* 1:00 p.m. Missouri Baptist at Olivet Nazarene* 2:00 p.m. St. Ambrose at St. Francis (Ill.)* 2:00 p.m. St. Francis (Ill.) at Roosevelt* 4:00 p.m. Taylor at Lawrence Tech* 3:00 p.m. Saint Xavier at Olivet Nazarene* 7:00 p.m. March 6 Missouri Baptist at Roosevelt* 8:00 p.m. Siena Heights at Indiana Wesleyan* TBA Taylor at Saint Francis (Ill.)* 12:00 p.m. April 10 Lawrence Tech at Madonna 12:30 p.m. Marian at Saint Francis (Ind.)* 12:00 p.m. Marian at Concordia* 1:00 p.m. Indiana Wesleyan at Madonna 12:30 p.m. Roosevelt at Saint Xavier* 1:00 p.m. Siena Heights at Taylor* 1:00 p.m. Olivet Nazarene at St. Ambrose* 4:00 p.m. Lawrence Tech at Concordia* 1:00 p.m. Trinity International at Missouri Baptist* 6:00 p.m. St. Francis (Ill.) at Saint Xavier* 12:00 p.m. Olivet Nazarene at Trinity International* 2:00 p.m. March 13 Roosevelt at St. Ambrose* 4:00 p.m. Lawrence Tech at Siena Heights* TBA Indiana Wesleyan at Marian* 1:00 p.m. Saint Francis (Ind.) at Concordia 1:00 p.m. *- MSFA League Game Madonna at Taylor 1:00 p.m. All Times Eastern St. Francis (Ill.) at Olivet Nazarene* 2:00 p.m. St. Ambrose at Trinity International* 2:00 p.m. Missouri Baptist at Saint Xavier* 6:00 p.m. 2019 Season Results August 31 October 19 #1 Morningside (Iowa) 80, St. Francis (Ill.) 0 #7 Saint Francis (Ind.) 31, Indiana Wesleyan 30 Lyon (Ark.) 14, Missouri Baptist 10 #21 Siena Heights 41, Lawrence Tech 20 Trinity International 28, Presentation (S.D.) 26 #3 Marian 28, #10 Concordia 13 Lake Erie (Pa.) 42, Taylor 20 September 7 #13 Saint Xavier 45, Missouri Baptist 34 Siena Heights 20, Olivet Nazarene 18 Olivet Nazarene 45, St. Francis (Ill.) 28 #5 Saint Xavier 45, Lawrence Tech 13 St. Ambrose 63, Trinity International 7 #6 Concordia 17, Kentucky Wesleyan 14 Robert Morris 31, Taylor 14 October 26 #3 Saint Francis (Ind.) 56, St. Francis (Ill.) 6 #18 Siena Heights 24, #6 Saint Francis (Ind.) 14 Butler (Ind.) 30, Indiana Wesleyan 27 (OT) #16 Concordia 34, Taylor 10 St. Thomas (Minn.) 69, Trinity International 3 #3 Marian 46, Lawrence Tech 0 St. Ambrose 45, Missouri Baptist 37 Indiana Wesleyan 66, Trinity International 0 Olivet Nazarene 41, Robert Morris 35 (OT) September 14 #11 Saint Xavier 44, St. Francis (Ill.) 28 Lawrence Tech 34, Wisconsin Lutheran 14 Siena Heights 6, Robert Morris 0 November 2 Indiana Wesleyan 23, Missouri Baptist 22 #16 Saint Francis (Ind.) 59, Lawrence Tech 20 #7 Marian 49, St. Ambrose 14 Indiana Wesleyan 28, #14 Siena Heights 21 #6 Concordia 22, Olivet Nazarene 14 #2 Marian 41, Taylor 3 Taylor 17, Butler (Ind.) 14 St. Francis (Ill.) 49, Missouri Baptist 34 St. Francis (Ill.) 27, Trinity International 22 #11 Saint Xavier 38, St. Ambrose 17 Robert Morris 52, Trinity International 24 September 21 #6 Concordia 30, St. Francis (Ill.) 7 November 9 Taylor 17, Missouri Baptist 7 #2 Marian 33, #25 Indiana Wesleyan 21 Olivet Nazarene 49, Lawrence Tech 31 #14 Concordia 56, Lawrence Tech 7 #22 Siena Heights 20, St. Ambrose 10 #13 Saint Francis (Ind.) 27, Taylor 14 #7 Marian 55, Trinity International 0 Robert Morris 25, Missouri Baptist 13 #3 Saint Francis (Ind.) 29, Robert Morris 16 #11 Saint Xavier 55, Olivet Nazarene 42 Wisconsin-Whitewater 28, #5 Saint Xavier 20 St. Ambrose 17, St. Francis (Ill.) 7 September 28 November 16 St. Francis (Ill.) 55, Lawrence Tech 27 #2 Marian 21, #18 Siena Heights 7 #3 Saint Francis (Ind.) 31, St. Ambrose 13 #12 Concordia 28, Indiana Wesleyan 17 #20 Siena Heights 63, Trinity International 2 Taylor 38, Lawrence Tech 26 #5 Concordia 42, #9 Saint Xavier 35 #10 Saint Xavier 29, St. Francis (Ill.) 27 Indiana Wesleyan 28, Olivet Nazarene 24 Olivet Nazarene 84, Trinity International 7 #6 Marian 49, Robert Morris 7 Walsh (Ohio) 42, Missouri Baptist 7 Missouri Baptist 47, Midland (Neb.) 44 Robert Morris 28, St.