2009 Sioux Falls Cougars football team
American college football season
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The 2009 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 2009 NAIA football season. The Cougars won the 2009 NAIA Football National Championship with a 25–22 victory over the third-ranked Lindenwood Lions. Additionally, the team secured the Great Plains Athletic Conference championship with a perfect 10–0 record. This marked the school's fourth NAIA national championship (1996, 2006, 2008) and its third in four years. The team was coached by Kalen DeBoer.
- Kalen DeBoer (5th season)
| 2009 Sioux Falls Cougars football | |
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NAIA national champion GPAC champion | |
NAIA National Championship Game, W 25–22 vs. Lindenwood | |
| Conference | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| Record | 15–0 (10–0 GPAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Chuck Morrell (11th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jon Anderson (8th season) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Sioux Falls $^ | 10 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Morningside ^ | 9 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Hastings ^ | 8 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Northwestern (IA) | 7 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midland Lutheran | 6 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 5 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Briar Cliff | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doane | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 3 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dordt | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dana | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Lorenzo Brown was named the NAIA Player of the Year prior to the game.[1] Sioux Falls ended the season with a 29-game winning streak going back through the 2008 season. They extended this streak to 42 games, which tied an NAIA record before losing in the 2010 championship game[2] After the season, DeBoer left to take the offensive coordinator job at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He finished his tenure at Sioux Falls with a 67–3 record and three national titles.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Cougars | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | 9/5 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Win | 44 | 3 | 1–0 (1–0) |
| 2 | 9/12 | @ Dana | Win | 76 | 3 | 2–0 (2–0) |
| 3 | 9/19 | #19 Hastings | Win | 42 | 19 | 3–0 (3–0) |
| 4 | 9/26 | @ Concordia (NE) | Win | 80 | 0 | 4–0 (4–0) |
| 5 | 10/3 | Doane | Win | 64 | 0 | 5–0 (5–0) |
| 6 | 10/8 | @ Briar Cliff | Win | 41 | 8 | 6–0 (6–0) |
| 7 | 10/17 | @ North Dakota (FCS) | Win | 28 | 13 | 7–0 (6–0) |
| 8 | 10/24 | Dakota Wesleyan | Win | 59 | 7 | 8–0 (7–0) |
| 9 | 10/31 | @ #12 Northwestern | Win | 49 | 14 | 9–0 (8–0) |
| 10 | 11/7 | Dordt | Win | 58 | 0 | 10–0 (9–0) |
| 11 | 11/14 | @ #4 Morningside | Win | 49 | 21 | 11–0 (10–0) |
| 12 | 11/21 | #14 Minot State (NAIA First Round) | Win | 63 | 21 | 12–0 (10–0) |
| 13 | 11/28 | #7 Morningside (NAIA Quarterfinals) | Win | 49 | 21 | 13–0 (10–0) |
| 14 | 12/5 | #4 St. Xavier (NAIA Semifinals) | Win | 48 | 6 | 14–0 (10–0) |
| 15 | 12/19 | #3 Lindenwood (NAIA Championship) | Win | 25 | 22 | 15–0 (10–0) |
USF went wire-to-wire as the number one team in the nation.
Game summaries
Nebraska Wesleyan
Statistics[4]
| Statistics | Nebraska Wesleyan | Sioux Falls |
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| First downs | 2 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 38–28 | 81–435 |
| Rushes–yards | 14–22 | 53–234 |
| Passing yards | 14 | 201 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 5–16–1 | 19–28–0 |
| Time of possession | 19:24 | 40:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Nebraska Wesleyan | Passing | Matt Hagge | 5/16, 14 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Steve Fricke | 2 carries, 8 yards | |
| Receiving | Jake Pelton | 1 reception, 6 yards | |
| Sioux Falls | Passing | Lorenzo Brown | 18/27, 187 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Ryan Lowmiller | 22 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jon Ryan | 7 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD |