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Wed., June 24, 2009
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Though the University of Saint Francis football opener is more than two months away, the Cougars again have a prominent impact on the national scene in the Sporting News 2009 College Football Magazine.
New on newsstands, the Sporting News 2009 College Football Magazine NAIA preview selected senior tailback Daniel Carter on its NAIA All-America Team and ranks USF No. 5 in its Top 10 poll. USF was No. 4 in the NAIA Top 25 released in late April.
Carter (Indianapolis / Decatur Central H.S.) was selected to the preseason honor squad after earning Mid-States Football Association Mideast League Offense Player of the Year in 2008. Carter is the leading returning scorer in NAIA after he led the MSFA in scoring with 25 TDs for 150 points (11.5 ppg), which also set a USF single-season scoring record. Carter has 5,722 career all-purpose yards, fourth on the MSFA list and needs 1,051 yards to set a new MSFA record. He also has 2,955 career rushing yards and needs 951 to set a USF career rushing yardage record. He is No. 2 on the USF list behind Michael Ledo (2002-05), who finished with 3,905 yards.
USF and head coach Kevin Donley open the program's 12th season on Sept. 12 against Iowa Wesleyan College putting its 52-game home winning streak on the line.
In 2008, USF won 12 straight games before falling at No. 2 University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 24-6. By scoring in the second half, USF avoided a dubious place in the NAIA record books. A shutout would have given Sioux Falls a record-tying eighth shutout which would have set an NAIA record for most shutouts in a season. USF (IN) has not been shutout since a 24-0 loss at Georgetown (KY), a span of 81 games.
Sporting News 2009 College Football -- TOP 10
•1. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
•2. Carroll (MT)
•3. Lindenwood (MO)
•4. Morningside (IA)
•5. University of Saint Francis (IN)
•6. MidAmerica Nazarene (KAN)
•7. Baker (KAN)
•8. Friends (KAN)
•9. Lambuth (TN)
•10. Ohio Dominican
-- GO USF --