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.
This is the final season the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from the Northwest Conference.[2] The NWC, and its six members from Oregon and Washington, would subsequently join the NCAA as a Division III conference.
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.[3]
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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 1996 NAIA Division II football seasonRegular seasonAugust November 1996PostseasonNovember December 1996National ChampionshipJim Carroll StadiumSavannah TennesseeChampionsSioux Falls 1995 NAIA Division II football season 1997 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 1 Sioux Falls defeated Western Washington in the championship game 47 25 to win their first NAIA national title Contents 1 Conference changes 1 1 Conference changes 1 2 Membership changes 2 Conference standings 3 Conference champions 4 Postseason 4 1 Bracket 5 See also 6 ReferencesConference changes editConference changes edit This is the final season the NAIA officially recognizes a football champion from the Northwest Conference 2 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 edit Team 1995 conference 1996 conferenceLewis amp Clark Columbia Mount Hood NorthwestLinfield Columbia Mount Hood NorthwestPacific Lutheran Columbia Mount Hood NorthwestPuget Sound Columbia Mount Hood NorthwestWillamette Columbia Mount Hood NorthwestWhitworth Columbia Mount Hood NorthwestConference standings edit1996 American Southwest Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 11 Hardin Simmons 3 1 8 2 Sul Ross 3 1 6 4 No 19 Howard Payne 2 2 8 2 Austin 1 3 3 7 McMurry 1 3 3 7 Mississippi College 0 0 4 6 Conference co champions NAIA Division II playoff participant Ineligible for conference titleRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1996 Columbia Football Association standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 6 Western Washington 4 1 11 2 Simon Fraser 3 2 6 4 Central Washington 3 2 5 5 Eastern Oregon 2 3 6 4 Western Oregon 2 3 3 7 Southern Oregon 1 4 4 6 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1996 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 5 Evangel 9 0 10 1 No 15 Benedictine KS 7 2 8 3 No T 24 Graceland 7 2 7 3 No 22 Baker 7 2 7 4 Culver Stockton 4 5 5 5 MidAmerica Nazarene 4 5 5 5 Lindenwood 3 6 4 6 William Jewell 2 7 3 7 Central Methodist 1 8 2 8 Missouri Valley 1 8 1 9 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll1996 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 8 Bethany KS 8 0 8 2 Bethel KS 7 1 7 3 No 23 Southwestern KS 6 2 7 3 Friends 5 3 5 5 McPherson 4 4 5 5 Kansas Wesleyan 3 5 3 7 Sterling 2 6 2 8 Ottawa 1 7 1 8 Tabor 0 8 0 10 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1996 Mid South Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 3 Lambuth 7 0 9 2 No 18 Cumberland TN 6 1 8 2 Campbellsville 4 3 6 4 North Greenville 3 4 6 4 Georgetown KY 3 4 4 5 Union KY 3 4 4 6 Cumberland KY 1 6 2 7 Bethel TN 1 6 2 9 Conference champion NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1996 Mid States Football Association standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L Mideast LeagueNo 13 Malone x 5 1 8 2 No 9 Westminster PA x 5 1 9 3 No 10 Geneva x 5 1 7 3 Walsh 3 3 6 5 Tiffin 2 4 2 8 Tri State 1 5 4 6 Urbana 0 6 1 9 Midwest LeagueNo 1 Findlay x 6 0 12 1 No 17 St Ambrose 5 1 9 1 Olivet Nazarene 3 3 6 4 Iowa Wesleyan 3 3 5 6 Trinity International 3 3 3 7 Saint Xavier 1 5 2 8 Taylor 0 6 1 9 x League champion co champions NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll1996 Nebraska Iowa Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 12 Northwestern IA 5 1 10 2 Doane 4 2 6 3 Hastings 4 2 6 4 Midland 4 2 5 5 Dana 3 3 4 5 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 5 2 8 Concordia NE 0 6 2 7 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1996 North Dakota College Athletic Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 16 Valley City State 5 1 9 2 No 20 Mary 5 1 7 4 Minot State 4 2 6 3 Minnesota Crookston 3 3 6 4 Dickinson State 3 3 5 4 Jamestown 1 5 1 8 Mayville State 0 6 2 8 Conference co champions NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1996 Northwest Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 7 Willamette 5 0 9 2 No 15 Pacific Lutheran 4 1 7 3 Linfield 3 2 5 4 Lewis amp Clark 2 3 4 6 Whitworth 1 4 1 8 Puget Sound 0 5 0 9 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll1996 South Dakota Iowa Intercollegiate Conference football standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 2 Sioux Falls 6 0 14 0 Westmar 5 1 7 3 Dakota Wesleyan 3 3 5 5 Black Hills State 3 3 4 6 Huron 2 4 5 5 Dakota State 1 5 2 7 South Dakota Tech 1 5 1 9 Conference champion NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II poll 1996 NAIA Division II independents football records vte Conf OverallTeam W L W L No 4 Clinch Valley 10 1 No 21 Azusa Pacific 7 3 No T 24 Peru State 7 3 McKendree 3 5 NAIA Division II playoff participantRankings from NAIA Division II pollConference champions editConference Champion RecordColumbia Western Washington 4 1Heart of America Evangel 9 0Kansas Bethany 8 0Mid South Lambuth 7 0Mid States Mideast Division Geneva Malone and Westminster PA Midwest Division Findlay 5 16 0Nebraska Iowa Northwestern IA 5 1North Dakota Valley City StateMary 5 1Northwest Willamette 5 0South Dakota Iowa Sioux Falls 6 0Postseason edit1996 Division II NAIA Football Championship1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalWestern Washington 15 0 10 0 25Sioux Falls SD 17 10 10 10 47DateDecember 21 1996StadiumJim Carroll StadiumCitySavannah TennesseeMOP Offense Kurtis Riggs Sioux FallsMOP Defense Travis Dumke Sioux FallsNAIA Football National Championship lt 19951997 gt 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 3 Bracket edit 1st RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Bethany KS 35Willamette56Willamette12Western Washington13Pacific Lutheran20Western Washington21 Western Washington28Findlay21Westminster PA 27Clinch Valley20Westminster PA 9Findlay OH 28Geneva13Findlay38Western Washington25Sioux Falls47Valley City State7Northwestern IA 14Sioux Falls52Northwestern IA 21Sioux Falls56Mary19Sioux Falls28Evangel21Hardin Simmons23Evangel45Evangel28Lambuth27Benedictine KS 20Lambuth34 denotes OT See also edit1996 NCAA Division I A football season 1996 NCAA Division I AA football season 1996 NCAA Division II football season 1996 NCAA Division III football seasonReferences edit NAIA Championship History PDF NAIA pp 4 11 Archived from the original PDF on July 15 2015 Retrieved December 6 2015 NAIA Football Regular Season Records PDF NAIA pp 20 23 Retrieved December 11 2021 NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved December 6 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 NAIA Division II football season amp oldid 1178200422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,