2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

The 2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 2008 NAIA football season. The Cougars captured the 2008 NAIA Football National Championship with a 23–7 victory over the top-ranked Carroll (MT). The team also won the Great Plains Athletic Conference championship with a perfect 10–0 record. This was the school's third NAIA national championship (1996, 2006) and second in three years. The team was coached by Kalen DeBoer.

2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (10–0 GPAC)
Head coach
2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Sioux Falls $^  10 0   15 0  
No. 5 Morningside ^  9 1   10 2  
No. 23 Dakota Wesleyan  7 3   7 3  
Nebraska Wesleyan  7 3   7 3  
No. 19 Northwestern (IA)  7 3   7 3  
Hastings  6 4   7 4  
Midland Lutheran  5 5   6 5  
Doane  3 7   4 7  
Dana  2 8   3 8  
Briar Cliff  2 8   2 9  
Concordia (NE)  1 9   1 9  
Dordt  1 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultCougarsOpponentsRecord
19/6@ Nebraska WesleyanWin35010 (10)
29/13DanaWin70020 (20)
39/20@ HastingsWin301730 (30)
49/27Concordia (NE)Win47040 (40)
510/4@ DoaneWin37750 (50)
610/11Briar CliffWin42060 (60)
710/25@ Dakota WesleyanWin38070 (70)
811/1NorthwesternWin19080 (80)
911/8@ DordtWin34290 (90)
1011/15MorningsideWin3431100 (100)
1111/22#15 St. Ambrose (NAIA First Round)Win280110 (100)
1211/29#9 Langston (NAIA Quarterfinals)Win5013120 (100)
1312/6#3 St. Francis (Ind.) (NAIA Semifinals)Win246130 (100)
1412/20#1 Carroll (NAIA Championship)Win237140 (100)

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USF would start the season ranked #2 and would stay at that spot through the championship series.

References

  1. "USF Football Archives - 2008 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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