2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team
| 2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football | |
|---|---|
NAIA champion GPAC champion | |
| Conference | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| 2006 record | 14–0 (10–0 GPAC) |
| Head coach | Kalen DeBoer (2nd season) |
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.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | Concorida (NE) | W 49-7 | |||||||
| September 9 | at Hastings | W 32-0 | |||||||
| September 16 | Briar Cliff | W 41-0 | |||||||
| September 23 | at Dana | W 51-17 | |||||||
| September 30 | Midland University | W 50-3 | |||||||
| October 7 | No. 5 Northwestern | W 17-14 | |||||||
| October 14 | No. 12 Morningside | W 24-0 | |||||||
| October 21 | at Doane | W 51-7 | |||||||
| October 28 | No. 23 Nebraska Wesleyan | W 52-0 | |||||||
| November 4 | at Dakota Wesleyan | W 41-0 | |||||||
| November 18 | No. 15 Jamestown* | (NAIA first round) | W 48-10 | ||||||
| November 25 | No. 13 Morningside* | (NAIA quarterfinals) | W 37-7 | ||||||
| December 2 | No. 5 Missouri Valley* | (NAIA semifinals) | W 25-18 | ||||||
| December 16 | No. 1 St. Francis* | (NAIA championship) | W 23-19 | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
USF would start the season ranked #3 and would rise to #2 prior to the game against Dakota Wesleyan. They would stay ranked #2 through the championship series.
Notes
1. Head Coach Kalen DeBoer was a wide receiver on the 1996 championship team.[2]
2. Quarterback Chad Cavender would be named the NAIA Player of the Year following the 2007 season.[3]