1996 NAIA Division I football season

none August 2023 1996 August–November 1996 November 23–December 7, 1996 Milam StadiumWeatherford, OK Southwestern Oklahoma State The 1996 NAIA Division I football season was the NAIA, was the 27th (and final) season of play of the NAIA's top division for football. The NAIA reverted to a single division for its football championship in 1997. The regular season was played from August to November 1996. The 1996 NAIA Division I Football Championship Series then concluded with the 1996 NAIA Champion Bowl, played that year on December 7, 1996 at Milam Stadium in Weatherford, Oklahoma.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 2015-11-26 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 NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 26, 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated 1996 Montana Tech Orediggers Montana Tech in the Champion Bowl, 33–31, to win their first NAIA national title.1996 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1996_NAIA_Division_I_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 26, 2015 Conference standings Conference champions Conference Champion RecordFrontierMontana Tech4–2 Rankings Final NAIA Division I poll rankings: Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 17) Points 1 Southwestern Oklahoma State (2) 7–3 10 2 1996 Montana Tech Orediggers Montana Tech 6–4 8 3 1996 Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Northwestern Oklahoma State 8–2 6 4 1996 Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll (MT) 6–3 4 5 1996 Southeastern Oklahoma State Savages SE Oklahoma State 6–4 2 NAIA Division I poll https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-billings-gazette/125432010/ Billings Gazette Billings, Montana Associated Press November 18, 1996 3B May 28, 2023 Newspapers.com Postseason 1996 NAIA Division I Football Championship 1996 Montana Tech Orediggers Montana Tech Southwestern Oklahoma State 31 33 10 7 7 7 0 23 7 3 Milam Stadium Weatherford, Oklahoma Keith Kizzie, Southwestern Oklahoma State Mark Patterson, Southwestern Oklahoma State 4,500 NAIA Football National Championship 1995 1997 Bracket SemifinalsNovember 23 Championship GameDecember 7 25 130 1996 Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll (MT) 28 1996 Montana Tech Orediggers Montana Tech 49 1996 Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers NW Oklahoma State 7 SW Oklahoma State 17 Montana Tech 31 SW Oklahoma State 33 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