The Georgetown Tigers football program represents Georgetown College of Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown is a city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 29,098 at the 2010 census. The original settlement of Lebanon, founded by Rev. Elijah Craig, was renamed in 1790 in honor of President George Washington. It is the home of Georgetown College, a private liberal arts...

 in college football

College football

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. The Tigers have been one of the most successful football teams playing NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

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Program accomplishments

• National Champions - 1991, 2000, 2001
• National Finalist - 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
• National Semi-Finalist - 2004
• 17 Mid-South Conference Champions - 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011
• NAIA National Coach of the Year - Bill Cronin - 2000, 2001

The Kevin Donley era

Kevin Donley

Kevin Donley

Kevin Donley is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a position he has held since the program's inception; Donley was named head coach in April 1997, and the Saint Francis Cougars began play in the...

 has been one of the most successful coaches in NAIA

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...

 football. Donley joined the Georgetown College staff as head coach

Head coach

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 in 1982. The high point of his career here came in 1991 when the Tigers went 13-1 (.929) and won the NAIA Division II National Football Championship. In the 14 games played that season, the Tigers scored 744 points, among the most of all college football teams at all levels of play. For his team's achievements, Donley was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year.

Following is a game-by-game recap of the Kevin Donley era:

1982

(2-9 overall, 1-6 conference)

1983

(7-3 overall, 2-3 conference)

1984

(4-6 overall, 0-2 conference)

1985

(4-6 overall, 1-2 conference)

1986

(6-4 overall, 1-2 conference)

1987

(8-3 overall, 4-2 conference)

1988

(7-3 overall, 4-1 conference)

1989

(7-3-1 overall, 5-0 conference)

1990

(9-2 overall, 4-0 conference)

1991

(13-1 overall, 6-0 conference)

1992

(8-3 overall, 4-1 conference)