CHICAGO – The Saint Xavier University football team has announced its 2025 schedule in advance of their preparation, with practice starting on March 28, for its annual intrasquad scrimmage that's open to the public on Friday, April 25 at 4:00 pm. The Cougars will play an 11-game schedule with five crossover contests with teams from the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League. SXU starts the season with Indiana Wesleyan University at 5:00 pm central in Marion, Ind. on September 6 before hosting NCAA Division III power University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for their home opener at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field on September 13 at 12:00 pm.
 
Other game of note including the 2025 Homecoming Game against Siena Heights University (Mich.) on October 11 at 12:00 pm at Deaton Field, the MSFA Midwest League opener at University of St. Francis (Ill.) on October 18 at 1:00 pm in Joliet, Ill. And 'Senior Day' on November 15 at 12:00 pm against Marian University (Ind.).
 
Head coach Mike Feminis had this to say about the start of Spring ball: "Head Athletic Performance Coach/Defensive Line Coach Brendan Murphy has really been impressed with the work ethic and energy in our winter workouts which is great, but the guys are eager to get back on the field. Competition makes everyone better and there are quite a few positions that are up for grabs on both sides of the ball, including quarterback, so we'll see how it all unfolds.
 
"I'm also looking forward to new Defensive Coordinator Tyler Reinhardt implementing his system and terminology to our defense. There is obviously a learning curve when change occurs so it will be interesting to see how quickly the guys start picking things up and find their comfort level."
 
On the 2025 schedule, Feminis said: "From top to bottom, I think the MSFA Midwest League is the most competitive NAIA conference in the country. It's a meatgrinder but we're also throwing ourselves right into the fire opening up with Indiana Wesleyan and Wisconsin-Whitewater who are both top notch programs."
 

Date	Opponent	Time (all times central)
September 6	at Indiana Wesleyan**	5:00 pm
September 13	Wisconsin-Whitewater***	12:00 pm
September 20	Madonna (Mich.)**	12:00 pm
September 27	at Lawrence Tech (Mich.)**	2:00 pm
October 4	at Defiance (Ohio)**	12:00 pm
October 11	Siena Heights (Mich.)** Homecoming	12:00 pm
October 18	at St. Francis (Ill.)*	1:00 pm
October 25	Saint Francis (Ind.)*	12:00 pm
November 1	at Judson (Ill.)*	1:00 pm
November 8	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)*	12:00 pm
November 15	Marian (Ind.)*	12:00 pm

 
* - MSFA Midwest League Game
** - MSFA Crossover Game
*** - Non-Conference Game