The 2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls

University of Sioux Falls

The University of Sioux Falls is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. It is also commonly called USF.-History:...

 in the 2008 football season

2008 NAIA Football National Championship

The 2008 NAIA Football Championship Series concluded on December 20, 2008 with the championship game played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Carroll Fighting Saints by a score of 23–7....

. The Cougars captured the NAIA football championship with a 23-7 victory over the #1 ranked Carroll Fighting Saints

Carroll College

Carroll College can refer to:*Carroll College *Carroll University...

. The team also won the Great Plains Athletic Conference

Great Plains Athletic Conference

The Great Plains Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota...

 Championship with a perfect 10-0 record. This was the school's third championship (1996

1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

The 1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 1996 football season. The Cougars won their first NAIA football championship with a 47-25 victory over the Western Washington Vikings. The team was also the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference champions...

, 2006

2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

The 2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 2006 football season. The Cougars won the NAIA football championship with a 23-19 victory over the #1 ranked . The team also won the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship with a perfect 10-0 record....

) and second in three years. The team was coached by Kalen DeBoer

Kalen DeBoer

Kalen DeBoer is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a position he has held since the 2010 season. From 2005 to 2009, DeBoer served as the head coach at the University of Sioux Falls, compiling a record...

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Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Cougars	Opponents	Record
1	9/6	@ Nebraska Wesleyan Nebraska Wesleyan University Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....	Win	35	0	1–0 (1–0)
2	9/13	Dana Dana College Dana College is a now defunct baccalaureate college located in Blair, Nebraska. Its rural 150-acre campus is approximately 25 miles northwest of Omaha, and overlooks a portion of the Missouri River Valley....	Win	70	0	2–0 (2–0)
3	9/20	@ Hastings Hastings College Hastings College is a private, undergraduate, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska, USA.- History :The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards...	Win	30	17	3–0 (3–0)
4	9/27	Concordia (NE)	Win	47	0	4–0 (4–0)
5	10/4	@ Doane Doane College Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:...	Win	37	7	5–0 (5–0)
6	10/11	Briar Cliff Briar Cliff University Briar Cliff University is a private, Franciscan Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. -History:In March 1929, Mother Mary Dominica Wieneke, Major Superior of...	Win	42	0	6–0 (6–0)
7	10/25	@ Dakota Wesleyan Dakota Wesleyan University Dakota Wesleyan University is a four-year university located in Mitchell, South Dakota, founded in 1885, that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The student body averages slightly less than 800 students...	Win	38	0	7–0 (7–0)
8	11/1	Northwestern Northwestern College (Iowa) Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Orange City, Iowa. It is also known as Northwestern IA. It is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America . Northwestern began as an academy in 1882. It was then upgraded to junior college status in 1928...	Win	19	0	8–0 (8–0)
9	11/8	@ Dordt Dordt College Dordt College is a private, Christian, liberal arts college located in Sioux Center, Iowa. It was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church. The college name is a reference to the Synod of Dort....	Win	34	2	9–0 (9–0)
10	11/15	Morningside Morningside College Morningside College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts institution. Morningside has 21 buildings on a ...	Win	34	31	10–0 (10–0)
11	11/22	#15 St. Ambrose Saint Ambrose University St. Ambrose University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport. It is located in a residential area of Davenport, Iowa.-History:...  (NAIA First Round) 2008 NAIA Football National Championship The 2008 NAIA Football Championship Series concluded on December 20, 2008 with the championship game played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Carroll Fighting Saints by a score of 23–7....	Win	28	0	11–0 (10–0)
12	11/29	#9 Langston Langston University Langston University is an institution of higher learning located in Langston, Oklahoma, USA. It is the only historically black college in the state, and the westernmost historically black college in the United States...  (NAIA Quarterfinals) 2008 NAIA Football National Championship The 2008 NAIA Football Championship Series concluded on December 20, 2008 with the championship game played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Carroll Fighting Saints by a score of 23–7....	Win	50	13	12–0 (10–0)
13	12/6	#3 St. Francis (Ind.) University of Saint Francis (Indiana) The University of Saint Francis is a liberal arts university located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, the university promotes Catholic and Franciscan values...  (NAIA Semifinals) 2008 NAIA Football National Championship The 2008 NAIA Football Championship Series concluded on December 20, 2008 with the championship game played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Carroll Fighting Saints by a score of 23–7....	Win	24	6	13–0 (10–0)
14	12/20	#1 Carroll Carroll College Carroll College can refer to:*Carroll College *Carroll University...  (NAIA Championship) 2008 NAIA Football National Championship The 2008 NAIA Football Championship Series concluded on December 20, 2008 with the championship game played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Carroll Fighting Saints by a score of 23–7....	Win	23	7	14–0 (10–0)

USF would start the season ranked #2 and would stay at that spot through the championship series

2008 NAIA Football National Championship

The 2008 NAIA Football Championship Series concluded on December 20, 2008 with the championship game played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Carroll Fighting Saints by a score of 23–7....

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