2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team
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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 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 championship (1996). The team was coached by Kalen DeBoer.
Schedule
September 2Concorida (NE)W 49-7 September 9at HastingsW 32-0 September 16Briar CliffW 41-0 September 23at DanaW 51-17 September 30Midland UniversityW 50-3 October 7No. 5 NorthwesternW 17-14 October 14No. 12 MorningsideW 24-0 October 21at DoaneW 51-7 October 28No. 23 Nebraska WesleyanW 52-0 November 4at Dakota WesleyanW 41-0 November 18No. 15 Jamestown* (NAIA first round)W 48-10 November 25No. 13 Morningside* (NAIA quarterfinals)W 37-7 December 2No. 5 Missouri Valley* (NAIA semifinals)W 25-18 December 16No. 1 St. Francis* (NAIA championship)W 23-19
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]