1996 NAIA Division I football season
| 1996 NAIA Division I football season | |
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| Regular season | August–November 1996 |
| Postseason | November 23–December 7, 1996 |
| National Championship | Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK |
| Champions | 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.[1][2]
Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Montana Tech in the Champion Bowl, 33–31, to win their first NAIA national title.[3]
Conference standings
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Conference champions
[edit]| Conference | Champion | Record |
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| Frontier | Montana Tech | 4–2 |
Rankings
[edit]Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:
| Rank | Team (first place votes) | Record (thru Nov. 17) | Points |
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| 1 | Southwestern Oklahoma State (2) | 7–3 | 10 |
| 2 | Montana Tech | 6–4 | 8 |
| 3 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 8–2 | 6 |
| 4 | Carroll (MT) | 6–3 | 4 |
| 5 | SE Oklahoma State | 6–4 | 2 |
Postseason
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| Stadium | Milam Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
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| City | Weatherford, Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||||
| MOP (Offense) | Keith Kizzie, Southwestern Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||||
| MOP (Defense) | Mark Patterson, Southwestern Oklahoma State | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals November 23 | Championship Game December 7 | ||||||||
| Carroll (MT) | 28 | ||||||||
| Montana Tech | 49 | ||||||||
| Montana Tech | 31 | ||||||||
| SW Oklahoma State | 33 | ||||||||
| NW Oklahoma State | 7 | ||||||||
| SW Oklahoma State | 17 | ||||||||
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "NAIA OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "1996 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "NAIA Division I poll". Billings Gazette. Billings, Montana. Associated Press. November 18, 1996. p. 3B. Retrieved May 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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