2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (10–0 GPAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Morrell (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Anderson (7th season)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Cougars Opponents Record
1 9/6 @ Nebraska Wesleyan Win 35 0 1–0 (1–0)
2 9/13 Dana Win 70 0 2–0 (2–0)
3 9/20 @ Hastings Win 30 17 3–0 (3–0)
4 9/27 Concordia (NE) Win 47 0 4–0 (4–0)
5 10/4 @ Doane Win 37 7 5–0 (5–0)
6 10/11 Briar Cliff Win 42 0 6–0 (6–0)
7 10/25 @ Dakota Wesleyan Win 38 0 7–0 (7–0)
8 11/1 Northwestern Win 19 0 8–0 (8–0)
9 11/8 @ Dordt Win 34 2 9–0 (9–0)
10 11/15 Morningside Win 34 31 10–0 (10–0)
11 11/22 #15 St. Ambrose (NAIA First Round) Win 28 0 11–0 (10–0)
12 11/29 #9 Langston (NAIA Quarterfinals) Win 50 13 12–0 (10–0)
13 12/6 #3 St. Francis (Ind.) (NAIA Semifinals) Win 24 6 13–0 (10–0)
14 12/20 #1 Carroll (NAIA Championship) Win 23 7 14–0 (10–0)

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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.