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 . 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 Game Date Opponent Result Cougars Opponents Record 1 9/6 @ Nebraska Wesleyan Win 35 0 1–0 (1–0) 2 9/13 Dana Win 70 0 2–0 (2–0) 3 9/20@ Hastings Win 30173–0 (3–0) 4 9/27 Concordia (NE) Win 47 0 4–0 (4–0) 5 10/4@ Doane Win 37 75–0 (5–0) 6 10/11 Briar Cliff Win 42 06–0 (6–0) 7 10/25@ Dakota Wesleyan Win 38 07–0 (7–0) 8 11/1 Northwestern Win 19 08–0 (8–0) 9 11/8@ Dordt Win 34 29–0 (9–0) 10 11/15 Morningside Win 34 3110–0 (10–0) 11 11/22#15 St. Ambrose (NAIA First Round) Win 28 0 11–0 (10–0) 12 11/29#9 Langston (NAIA Quarterfinals) Win 50 13 12–0 (10–0) 13 12/6 #3 St. Francis (Ind.) (NAIA Semifinals) Win 24 6 13–0 (10–0) 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.
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