1996 NAIA Division I football season
The 1996 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1996 college football season in the United States and the 41st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 27th (and final) season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The NAIA reverted to a single division for its football championship in 1997.
| 1996 NAIA Division I football season | |
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| Regular season | August–November 1996 |
| Postseason | November 23–December 7, 1996 |
| National Championship | Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK |
| Champions | Southwestern Oklahoma State |
The regular season was played from August to November 1996. The 1996 NAIA Division I Football Championship Series then concluded with the 1996 NAIA Champion Bowl, played that year on December 7, 1996 at Milam Stadium in Weatherford, Oklahoma.[1][2]
Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Montana Tech in the Champion Bowl, 33–31, to win their first NAIA national title.[3]
Conference standings
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Conference champions
| Conference | Champion | Record |
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| Frontier | Montana Tech | 4–2 |
Postseason
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| Stadium | Milam Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
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| City | Weatherford, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||
| MOP (Offense) | Keith Kizzie, Southwestern Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||||
| MOP (Defense) | Mark Patterson, Southwestern Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bracket
| Semifinals November 23 | Championship Game December 7 | ||||||||
| Carroll (MT) | 28 | ||||||||
| Montana Tech | 49 | ||||||||
| Montana State | 31 | ||||||||
| SW Oklahoma State | 33 | ||||||||
| NW Oklahoma State | 7 | ||||||||
| SW Oklahoma State | 17 | ||||||||
See also
References
- NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- "1996 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
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