Regular season August–November 1996 Champions Sioux Falls | Postseason November–December 1996 | |
National Championship Jim Carroll Stadium
Savannah, Tennessee | ||
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's lower division for football.
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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.
Sioux Falls defeated Western Washington in the championship game, 47–25, to win their first NAIA national title.
Postseason
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.