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The Friends Falcons are the athletic teams that represent Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. They participate in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
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Football
For current information see 2012 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football seasonFriends University begins 2012 with long-time coach Monty Lewis, who has held the position since the 2003 season.
Bowl games
In 1972, Friends was defeated by the Ottawa Braves in the Mineral Water Bowl by a score of 27–20.
Mascot
The school's first athletic teams were known as the "Fighting Quakers" which symbolized the schools affiliation with the Society of Friends. In the 1930s, governance of the institution was turned over to an independent board not affiliated with the religious organization that founded the school. Still, the University athletic teams remained known as the Fighting Quakers and used a duck as their mascot symbol up to 1960.
After 1960, student body began to desire a different mascot to represent Friends University. "Freddy Falcon" was created as a response to this initiative and adopted by the school.