2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2008
| team = Sioux Falls Cougars
| sport = football
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| conference = Great Plains Athletic Conference
| short_conf = GPAC
| record = 14–0
| conf_record = 10–0
| head_coach = Kalen DeBoer
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Chuck Morrell
| oc_year = 10th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Jon Anderson
| dc_year = 7th
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| captain =
| stadium =
| champion = NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
| bowl = NAIA National Championship Game
| bowl_result = W 23–7 vs. {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Carroll Fighting Saints|title=Carroll (MT)}}
}}
{{2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings}}
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 {{cfb link|year=2008|team=Carroll Fighting Saints|title=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
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| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Cougars | Opponents | Record |
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| 1 | 9/6 | @ Nebraska Wesleyan | Win | 35 | 0 | 1–0 (1–0) |
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| 2 | 9/13 | Dana | Win | 70 | 0 | 2–0 (2–0) |
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| 3 | 9/20 | @ Hastings | Win | 30 | 17 | 3–0 (3–0) |
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| 4 | 9/27 | Concordia (NE) | Win | 47 | 0 | 4–0 (4–0) |
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| 5 | 10/4 | @ Doane | Win | 37 | 7 | 5–0 (5–0) |
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| 6 | 10/11 | Briar Cliff | Win | 42 | 0 | 6–0 (6–0) |
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| 7 | 10/25 | @ Dakota Wesleyan | Win | 38 | 0 | 7–0 (7–0) |
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| 8 | 11/1 | Northwestern | Win | 19 | 0 | 8–0 (8–0) |
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| 9 | 11/8 | @ Dordt | Win | 34 | 2 | 9–0 (9–0) |
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| 10 | 11/15 | Morningside | Win | 34 | 31 | 10–0 (10–0) |
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| 11 | 11/22 | #15 St. Ambrose (NAIA First Round) | Win | 28 | 0 | 11–0 (10–0) |
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| 12 | 11/29 | #9 Langston (NAIA Quarterfinals) | Win | 50 | 13 | 12–0 (10–0) |
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| 13 | 12/6 | #3 St. Francis (Ind.) (NAIA Semifinals) | Win | 24 | 6 | 13–0 (10–0) |
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| 14 | 12/20 | #1 Carroll (NAIA Championship) | Win | 23 | 7 | 14–0 (10–0) |
USF would start the season ranked #2 and would stay at that spot through the championship series.
References
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{{2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football navbox}}
{{Sioux Falls Cougars football navbox}}
{{NAIA football national champion navbox}}
Category:Sioux Falls Cougars football seasons
Category:NAIA football national champions