The 2009 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls

University of Sioux Falls

The University of Sioux Falls is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. It is also commonly called USF.-History:...

 in the 2009 football season

2009 NAIA Football National Championship

The 2009 NAIA Football National Championship was played on December 19, 2009 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Lindenwood Lions by a score of 25–22.*  * denotes OT.-See also:...

. The Cougars won the NAIA football championship with a 25-22 victory over the #3 ranked Lindenwood Lions

Lindenwood University

Lindenwood University, often referred to as Lindenwood or LU, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States...

. The team also won the Great Plains Athletic Conference

Great Plains Athletic Conference

The Great Plains Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference affiliated with the NAIA. Member institutions are located in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota...

 Championship with a perfect 10-0 record. This was the school's fourth championship (1996

1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

The 1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 1996 football season. The Cougars won their first NAIA football championship with a 47-25 victory over the Western Washington Vikings. The team was also the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference champions...

, 2006

2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

The 2006 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 2006 football season. The Cougars won the NAIA football championship with a 23-19 victory over the #1 ranked . The team also won the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship with a perfect 10-0 record....

, 2008

2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

The 2008 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 2008 football season. The Cougars captured the NAIA football championship with a 23-7 victory over the #1 ranked Carroll Fighting Saints. The team also won the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship...

) and third in four years. The team was coached by Kalen DeBoer

Kalen DeBoer

Kalen DeBoer is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a position he has held since the 2010 season. From 2005 to 2009, DeBoer served as the head coach at the University of Sioux Falls, compiling a record...

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Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Cougars	Opponents	Record
1	9/5	Nebraska Wesleyan Nebraska Wesleyan University Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....	Win	44	3	1–0 (1–0)
2	9/12	@ Dana Dana College Dana College is a now defunct baccalaureate college located in Blair, Nebraska. Its rural 150-acre campus is approximately 25 miles northwest of Omaha, and overlooks a portion of the Missouri River Valley....	Win	76	3	2–0 (2–0)
3	9/19	#19 Hastings Hastings College Hastings College is a private, undergraduate, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Hastings, Nebraska, USA.- History :The college was founded in 1882 by a group of men and women seeking to establish a Presbyterian college dedicated to high academic and cultural standards...	Win	42	19	3–0 (3–0)
4	9/26	@ Concordia (NE)	Win	80	0	4–0 (4–0)
5	10/3	Doane Doane College Doane College is a private liberal arts college in Crete, Nebraska, United States, with additional campuses located in Lincoln and Grand Island.-History:...	Win	64	0	5–0 (5–0)
6	10/8	@ Briar Cliff Briar Cliff University Briar Cliff University is a private, Franciscan Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. -History:In March 1929, Mother Mary Dominica Wieneke, Major Superior of...	Win	41	8	6–0 (6–0)
7	10/17	@ North Dakota North Dakota Fighting Sioux football The North Dakota Fighting Sioux are a college football program that competes in the Great West Conference in the NCAA Division I's Football Championship Subdivision...  (FCS)	Win	28	13	7–0 (6–0)
8	10/24	Dakota Wesleyan Dakota Wesleyan University Dakota Wesleyan University is a four-year university located in Mitchell, South Dakota, founded in 1885, that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The student body averages slightly less than 800 students...	Win	59	7	8–0 (7–0)
9	10/31	@ #12Northwestern Northwestern College (Iowa) Northwestern College is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Orange City, Iowa. It is also known as Northwestern IA. It is affiliated with the Reformed Church in America . Northwestern began as an academy in 1882. It was then upgraded to junior college status in 1928...	Win	49	14	9–0 (8–0)
10	11/7	Dordt Dordt College Dordt College is a private, Christian, liberal arts college located in Sioux Center, Iowa. It was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church. The college name is a reference to the Synod of Dort....	Win	58	0	10–0 (9–0)
11	11/14	@ #4 Morningside Morningside College Morningside College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts institution. Morningside has 21 buildings on a ...	Win	49	21	11–0 (10–0)
12	11/21	#14 Minot State Minot State University Minot State University is a four-year institution of higher learning in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.Minot State University was founded in 1913...  (NAIA First Round) 2009 NAIA Football National Championship The 2009 NAIA Football National Championship was played on December 19, 2009 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Lindenwood Lions by a score of 25–22.*  * denotes OT.-See also:...	Win	63	21	12–0 (10–0)
13	11/28	#7 Morningside Morningside College Morningside College is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church located in Sioux City, Iowa. Founded in 1894 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Morningside College is a private, four-year, co-educational liberal arts institution. Morningside has 21 buildings on a ...  (NAIA Quarterfinals) 2009 NAIA Football National Championship The 2009 NAIA Football National Championship was played on December 19, 2009 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Lindenwood Lions by a score of 25–22.*  * denotes OT.-See also:...	Win	49	21	13–0 (10–0)
14	12/5	#4 St. Xavier St. Xavier University Saint Xavier University is a four-year, coeducational institution of higher learning located in the southwest side of Chicago, Illinois.- History :...  (NAIA Semifinals) 2009 NAIA Football National Championship The 2009 NAIA Football National Championship was played on December 19, 2009 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Lindenwood Lions by a score of 25–22.*  * denotes OT.-See also:...	Win	48	6	14–0 (10–0)
15	12/19	#3 Lindenwood Lindenwood University Lindenwood University, often referred to as Lindenwood or LU, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States...  (NAIA Championship) 2009 NAIA Football National Championship The 2009 NAIA Football National Championship was played on December 19, 2009 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Lindenwood Lions by a score of 25–22.*  * denotes OT.-See also:...	Win	25	22	15–0 (10–0)

USF went wire-to-wire as the number one team in the nation.