2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team explained

Year:2008
Team:Sioux Falls Cougars
Sport:football
Conference:Great Plains Athletic Conference
Short Conf:GPAC
Record:14–0
Conf Record:10–0
Head Coach:Kalen DeBoer
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Chuck Morrell
Oc Year:10th
Def Coach:Jon Anderson
Dc Year:7th
Champion:NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
Bowl:NAIA National Championship Game
Bowl Result:W 23–7 vs.

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 . 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.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Cougars Opponents Record
1 9/6 Win 35 0 1 - 0 (1 - 0)
2 9/13Win 70 0 2 - 0 (2 - 0)
3 9/20Win 30173 - 0 (3 - 0)
4 9/27Win 47 0 4 - 0 (4 - 0)
5 10/4Win 37 75 - 0 (5 - 0)
6 10/11 Briar CliffWin 42 06 - 0 (6 - 0)
7 10/25@ Dakota WesleyanWin 3807 - 0 (7 - 0)
8 11/1Win 1908 - 0 (8 - 0)
9 11/8Win 3429 - 0 (9 - 0)
10 11/15MorningsideWin 34 3110 - 0 (10 - 0)
11 11/22
  1. 15 St. Ambrose (NAIA First Round)
Win 28 0 11 - 0 (10 - 0)
12 11/29Win 5013 12 - 0 (10 - 0)
13 12/6 Win 24 6 13 - 0 (10 - 0)
14 12/20Win 23714 - 0 (10 - 0)
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USF would start the season ranked #2 and would stay at that spot through the championship series.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USF Football Archives - 2008 Schedule . 2011-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002072226/http://www.usfcougars.com/mens-sports/football/archives?team=5&display=schedule . 2011-10-02 . dead .