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2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

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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 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.

Record14–0 (10–0 GPAC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorChuck Morrell (10th season)
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2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record14–0 (10–0 GPAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Morrell (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Anderson (7th season)
Seasons
 2007
2009 
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2008 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Sioux Falls $^ 100  150 
No. 5 Morningside ^ 91  102 
No. 23 Dakota Wesleyan 73  73 
Nebraska Wesleyan 73  73 
No. 19 Northwestern (IA) 73  73 
Hastings 64  74 
Midland Lutheran 55  65 
Doane 37  47 
Dana 28  38 
Briar Cliff 28  29 
Concordia (NE) 19  19 
Dordt 19  110 
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
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Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultCougarsOpponentsRecord
19/6@ Nebraska WesleyanWin35010 (10)
29/13DanaWin70020 (20)
39/20@ HastingsWin301730 (30)
49/27Concordia (NE)Win47040 (40)
510/4@ DoaneWin37750 (50)
610/11Briar CliffWin42060 (60)
710/25@ Dakota WesleyanWin38070 (70)
811/1NorthwesternWin19080 (80)
911/8@ DordtWin34290 (90)
1011/15MorningsideWin3431100 (100)
1111/22#15 St. Ambrose (NAIA First Round)Win280110 (100)
1211/29#9 Langston (NAIA Quarterfinals)Win5013120 (100)
1312/6#3 St. Francis (Ind.) (NAIA Semifinals)Win246130 (100)
1412/20#1 Carroll (NAIA Championship)Win237140 (100)

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

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