2006 NAIA football national championship

2006 NAIA Football Championship
Date	December 16, 2006
Stadium	Jim Carroll Stadium
City	Savannah, Tennessee
MOP (Offense)	Chad Cavender, Sioux Falls
MOP (Defense)	Tim Farrell, Saint Francis
Officials	Randy Swinhart; Mike Malone; John Coles; John Griswold; Chris Flatt; Jason McArthur; Mike Sams
Attendance	5,805
NAIA Football National Championship
< 2005	2007 >

The 2006 NAIA football championship series concluded on December 16, 2006, with the championship game played at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. In a battle between two unbeaten USF Cougar teams, the game was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Saint Francis Cougars by a score of 23–19.^[1]

Scoring Summary

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Sioux Falls Cougars	Saint Francis Cougars
1	10:30	11	80	4:30	Saint Francis Cougars	Marcus Rush 2-yard touchdown run, Cale Grzych kick Good	0	7
1	8:09	4	66	2:21	Sioux Falls Cougars	Dusty Hovorka 37-yard touchdown reception from Chad Cavender, Matt Lindgren kick Blocked	6	7
1	2:02	11	84	6:02	Saint Francis Cougars	Brian Kurtz 12-yard touchdown reception from Eric Hooks, Cale Grzych kick Failed	6	13
1	1:51	-	-	-	Sioux Falls Cougars	89 Yard Kickoff Return Touchdown by Trey Erickson, Matt Lindgren Kick Good	13	13
3	11:18	9	51	3:42	Sioux Falls Cougars	23-yard field goal by Matt Lindgren	16	13
3	7:25	2	15	0:35	Sioux Falls Cougars	Mike Dvoracek 1-yard touchdown run, Matt Lindgren kick Good	23	13
4	0:00	10	42	1:20	Saint Francis Cougars	Taylor Vieck 1-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Wedding, kick No PAT	23	19
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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Tournament bracket

1st Round November 18			Quarterfinals November 25			Semifinals December 2			Championship December 16

1	Saint Francis (IN) (11–0)	42

16	Walsh (OH) (9–3)	3
			1	Saint Francis (IN)	42

			8	Bethel (TN)	35
8	Bethel (TN) (10–2)	35

10	Friends (KS) (9–2)	0
						1	Saint Francis (IN)	49

						9	Saint Xavier (IL)	20
4	Carroll (MT) (11–1)	20

11	Montana State Northern (9–3)	7
			4	Carroll (MT)	7

			9	Saint Xavier (IL)	14
7	Georgetown (KY) (9–2)	28

9	Saint Xavier (IL) (9–2)	42
									1	Saint Francis (IN)	19

									2	Sioux Falls (SD)	23
2	Sioux Falls (SD) (11–0)	48

15	Jamestown (ND) (8–3)	10
			2	Sioux Falls (SD)	37

			13	Morningside (IA)	7
3	Saint Ambrose (IA) (10–1)	31

13	Morningside (IA) (9–2)	38**
						2	Sioux Falls (SD)	25

						5	Missouri Valley	18
5	Missouri Valley (12–0)	31

14	Bethel (KS) (9–2)	14
			5	Missouri Valley	33

			6	Northwestern (IA)	26
6	Northwestern (IA) (11–1)	17

12	Black Hills State (SD) (8–3)	10

** denotes double OT.

References

^ "Sioux Falls (SD) Earns NAIA National Title with 23-19 Win Over Saint Francis - NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
^ "Sioux Falls vs Saint Francis (IN)". MidStatesFootballOrg.

[1] "Sioux Falls (SD) Earns NAIA National Title with 23-19 Win Over Saint Francis - NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2010.

[2] "Sioux Falls vs Saint Francis (IN)". MidStatesFootballOrg.

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