1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

The 1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 1996 NAIA Division II football season. Led by head coach Bob Young in his 14th season, the Cougars won their first NAIA Division II Football National Championship with a 47–25 victory over the Western Washington Vikings. The team was also the South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference champion.

1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football
NAIA Division II champion
SDIIC champion
ConferenceSouth Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference
Record14–0 (6–0 SDIIC)
Head coach
1996 South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Sioux Falls $^  6 0   14 0  
Westmar  5 1   7 3  
Dakota Wesleyan  3 3   5 5  
Black Hills State  3 3   4 6  
Huron  2 4   5 5  
Dakota State  1 5   2 7  
South Dakota Tech  1 5   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result
1@ Concordia (NE)W 56–6
2@ JamestownW 42–12
3@Midland LutheranW 49–29
4@HuronW 50–14
5@ WestmarW 20–13
6Dakota StateW 54–7
7Black Hills State UniversityW 52–7
8@ South Dakota TechW 8–6
9@ Nebraska WesleyanW 65–30
10@ Dakota WesleyanW 55–16
1111/23Mary (NAIA First Round)W 56–19
1212/7Northwestern (NAIA Quarterfinals)W 52–21
1312/14Evangel (NAIA Semifinals)W 28–22
1412/21Western Washington (NAIA Championship)W 47–25

♦ denotes conference opponent.[1]

References

  1. "1996 NAIA National Chapmpionship". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.


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