2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

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
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (10–0 GPAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Morrell (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Anderson (5th season)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 211:00 a.m.Concorida (NE)No. 3W 49–7
September 91:00 p.m.at HastingsNo. 3Hastings, NEW 32–0500[1]
September 1612:00 p.m.Briar CliffNo. 3
  • Howard Wood Field
  • Sioux Falls, SD
W 41–01,653[2]
September 231:00 p.m.at DanaNo. 3Blair, NEW 51–171,467[3]
September 307:30 p.m.MidlandNo. 3
  • Howard Wood Field
  • Sioux Falls, SD
W 50–33,149 [4]
October 71:30 p.m.at No. 5 Northwestern (IA)No. 3Orange City, IAW 17–145,251[5]
October 147:00 p.m.No. 12 MorningsideNo. 3
  • Howard Wood Field
  • Sioux Falls, SD
W 24–04,908[6]
October 217:00 p.m.at DoaneNo. 3Crete, NEW 51–7500[7]
October 2812:00 p.m.No. 23 Nebraska WesleyanNo. 3
  • Howard Wood Field
  • Sioux Falls, SD
W 52–01,185[8]
November 41:00 p.m.at Dakota WesleyanNo. 2Mitchell, SDW 41–0815[9]
November 181:00 p.m.No. 15 Jamestown*No. 2
W 48–101,647[10]
November 2512:00 p.m.No. 13 Morningside*No. 2
  • Howard Wood Field
  • Sioux Falls, SD (NAIA Quarterfinal)
W 37–7
December 212:00 p.m.No. 5 Missouri Valley*No. 2
  • Howard Wood Field
  • Sioux Falls, SD (NAIA Semifinal)
W 25–183,155[11]
December 1612:00 p.m.No. 1 Saint Francis (IN)*No. 2W 23–195,805[12]

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References

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  10. ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
  11. ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
  12. ^ "2006 Sioux Falls Cougars Football Game by Game Stats". USF Cougars.
  13. ^ "USF Football Archives - 2006 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.