The 1996 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the

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in the 1996 NAIA Division II football season. Led by head coach Bob Young in his 14th season, the Cougars won their first

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with a 47–25 victory over the . The team was also the

South Dakota-Iowa Intercollegiate Conference The South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) was an NAIA-associated collegiate athletic conference that ceased operations following the 1999–2000 academic school year when it merged with the North Dakota College Athletic Conference to form ...

champion.

Schedule

♦ denotes conference opponent.

References

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Sioux Falls Cougars football seasons NAIA Football National Champions College football undefeated seasons

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