The 2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 2006 NAIA football season. The Cougars won the 2006 NAIA Football National Championship with a 23–19 victory over the top-ranked St. Francis Cougars. The team also won the Great Plains Athletic Conference championship with a perfect 10–0 record. This was the school's second NAIA Championship (1996). The team was coached by Kalen DeBoer.
2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football | |
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NAIA national champion GPAC champion | |
NAIA National Championship Game, W 23–19 vs. St. Francis (IN) | |
Conference | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–0 (10–0 GPAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chuck Morrell (8th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jon Anderson (5th season) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Sioux Falls $^ | 10 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Northwestern (IA) ^ | 9 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Morningside ^ | 8 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Nebraska Wesleyan | 7 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dana | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Briar Cliff | 4 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dakota Wesleyan | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hastings | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concordia (NE) | 2 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midland Lutheran | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Doane | 1 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Concorida (NE) | No. 3 | W 49–7 | ||
September 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hastings | No. 3 | Hastings, NE | W 32–0 | 500[1] |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Briar Cliff | No. 3 |
| W 41–0 | 1,653[2] |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dana | No. 3 | Blair, NE | W 51–17 | 1,467[3] |
September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Midland | No. 3 |
| W 50–3 | 3,149 [4] |
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Northwestern (IA) | No. 3 | Orange City, IA | W 17–14 | 5,251[5] |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 Morningside | No. 3 |
| W 24–0 | 4,908[6] |
October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Doane | No. 3 | Crete, NE | W 51–7 | 500[7] |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Nebraska Wesleyan | No. 3 |
| W 52–0 | 1,185[8] |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dakota Wesleyan | No. 2 | Mitchell, SD | W 41–0 | 815[9] |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 15 Jamestown* | No. 2 |
| W 48–10 | 1,647[10] |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 Morningside* | No. 2 |
| W 37–7 | |
December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Missouri Valley* | No. 2 |
| W 25–18 | 3,155[11] |
December 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Saint Francis (IN)* | No. 2 |
| W 23–19 | 5,805[12] |
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References
edit- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
- ^ "USF Football Archives - 2006 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.