1996 NAIA Division II football season

American college football season August 2023 1996 August–November 1996 November–December 1996 Jim Carroll StadiumSavannah, Tennessee Sioux Falls The 1996 NAIA Division II football season, as part of the 1996 college football season in the United States and the 41st season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the 27th (and final) season of play of the NAIA division II for football. The season was played from August to November 1996 and culminated in the 1996 NAIA Division II Football National Championship, played at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA December 6, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead Sioux Falls defeated 1996 Western Washington Vikings Western Washington in the championship game, 47–25, to win their first NAIA national title. Conference changes Conference changes This is the final season the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from the Northwest Conference.NAIA Football Regular Season Records https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/Records/FB_RegularSeason.pdf NAIA 11 December 2021 20–23 The NWC, and its six members from Oregon and Washington, would subsequently join the NCAA as a Division III conference. The South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference was renamed as the South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference after the addition of two football programs from Iowa, Westmar University and Dordt College. This was the first time since the founding of the SDIC in 1917 that it admitted members outside of South Dakota. Membership changes Team 1995 conference 1996 conference Lewis & Clark Columbia (Mount Hood) Northwest Linfield Columbia (Mount Hood) Northwest Pacific Lutheran Columbia (Mount Hood) Northwest Puget Sound Columbia (Mount Hood) Northwest Willamette Columbia (Mount Hood) Northwest Whitworth Columbia (Mount Hood) Northwest Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion Record Columbia Western Washington 4–1 Heart of America Evangel 9–0 Kansas Bethany 8–0 Mid-South Lambuth 7–0 Mid-States Mideast Division: Geneva, Malone, and Westminster (PA)Midwest Division: Findlay 5–16–0 Nebraska-Iowa Northwestern (IA) 5–1 North Dakota Valley City StateMary 5–1 Northwest Willamette 5–0 South Dakota-Iowa Sioux Falls 6–0 Postseason 1996 Division II NAIA Football Championship 1996 Western Washington Vikings Western Washington 1996 1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team Sioux Falls (SD) 25 47 6 7 0 12 7 20 14 6 December 21, 1996 Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, Tennessee Kurtis Riggs, Sioux Falls Travis Dumke, Sioux Falls 4,000 NAIA Football National Championship 1995 1997 The 1996 NAIA Division II Football Championship Series concluded on December 21, 1996, with the championship game played at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The game was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Western Washington Vikings by a score of 47–25.http://naia.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/naia/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB_ChampionshipRecords NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 2015-12-06 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100436/http://naia.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/naia/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB_ChampionshipRecords dead Bracket First RoundCampus sites QuarterfinalsCampus sites SemifinalsCampus sites ChampionshipSavannah, TN 160 no high 1996 Bethany Swedes Bethany (KS) 35 1996 Willamette Bearcats Willamette 56 1996 Pacific Lutheran Lutes Pacific Lutheran 20 1996 Western Washington Vikings Western Washington 21* 1996 Westminster Titans Westminster (PA) 27 1996 Clinch Valley Highland Cavaliers Clinch Valley 20 1996 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Geneva 13 1996 Findlay Oilers Findlay 38 Valley City State 7 1996 Northwestern Red Raiders Northwestern (IA) 14 Sioux Falls 56 1996 Mary Marauders Mary 19 1996 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys Hardin–Simmons 23 1996 Evangel Crusaders Evangel 45 1996 Benedictine Eagles Benedictine (KS) 20 1996 Lambuth Eagles Lambuth 34 Willamette 12 Western Washington 13 Westminster (PA) 9 Findlay (OH) 28 Sioux Falls 52 Northwestern (IA) 21 Evangel 28 Lambuth 27 Western Washington 28 Findlay 21 Sioux Falls 28 Evangel 21 Western Washington 25 Sioux Falls 47  * denotes OT. See also 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1996 NCAA Division II football season 1996 NCAA Division III football season References Category:NAIA football national championship