2009 Sioux Falls Cougars football team

2009 Sioux Falls Cougars football
NAIA national champion
GPAC champion
ConferenceGreat Plains Athletic Conference
Record15–0 (10–0 GPAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Morrell (11th season)
Defensive coordinatorJon Anderson (8th season)
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Sioux Falls $^   10 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 5 Morningside ^   9 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 13 Hastings ^   8 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 25 Northwestern (IA)   7 – 3     7 – 3  
Midland Lutheran   6 – 4     6 – 5  
Nebraska Wesleyan   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Dakota Wesleyan   4 – 6     4 – 6  
Briar Cliff   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Doane   4 – 6     4 – 7  
Concordia (NE)   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Dordt   0 – 10     1 – 10  
Dana   0 – 10     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

The 2009 Sioux Falls Cougars football team represented the University of Sioux Falls in the 2009 NAIA football season. The Cougars won the 2009 NAIA Football National Championship with a 25–22 victory over the third-ranked Lindenwood Lions. Additionally, the team secured the Great Plains Athletic Conference championship with a perfect 10–0 record. This marked the school's fourth NAIA national championship (1996, 2006, 2008) and its third in four years. The team was coached by Kalen DeBoer.

Quarterback Lorenzo Brown was named the NAIA Player of the Year prior to the game.[1] Sioux Falls ended the season with a 29-game winning streak going back through the 2008 season. They extended this streak to 42 games, which tied an NAIA record before losing in the 2010 championship game[2] After the season, DeBoer left to take the offensive coordinator job at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He finished his tenure at Sioux Falls with a 67–3 record and three national titles.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Cougars Opponents Record
1 9/5 Nebraska Wesleyan Win 44 3 1–0 (1–0)
2 9/12 @ Dana Win 76 3 2–0 (2–0)
3 9/19 #19 Hastings Win 42 19 3–0 (3–0)
4 9/26 @ Concordia (NE) Win 80 0 4–0 (4–0)
5 10/3 Doane Win 64 0 5–0 (5–0)
6 10/8 @ Briar Cliff Win 41 8 6–0 (6–0)
7 10/17 @ North Dakota (FCS) Win 28 13 7–0 (6–0)
8 10/24 Dakota Wesleyan Win 59 7 8–0 (7–0)
9 10/31 @ #12Northwestern Win 49 14 9–0 (8–0)
10 11/7 Dordt Win 58 0 10–0 (9–0)
11 11/14 @ #4 Morningside Win 49 21 11–0 (10–0)
12 11/21 #14 Minot State (NAIA First Round) Win 63 21 12–0 (10–0)
13 11/28 #7 Morningside (NAIA Quarterfinals) Win 49 21 13–0 (10–0)
14 12/5 #4 St. Xavier (NAIA Semifinals) Win 48 6 14–0 (10–0)
15 12/19 #3 Lindenwood (NAIA Championship) Win 25 22 15–0 (10–0)

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

Game summaries

Nebraska Wesleyan

Statistics[4]

Statistics Nebraska Wesleyan Sioux Falls
First downs 2 23
Plays–yards 38–28 81–435
Rushes–yards 14–22 53–234
Passing yards 14 201
Passing: comp–att–int 5–16–1 19–28–0
Time of possession 19:24 40:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Wesleyan Passing Matt Hagge 5/16, 14 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Steve Fricke 2 carries, 8 yards
Receiving Jake Pelton 1 reception, 6 yards
Sioux Falls Passing Lorenzo Brown 18/27, 187 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ryan Lowmiller 22 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jon Ryan 7 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

References

  1. ^ "RN-T.com - Sioux Falls Brown named NAIA player of the year". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "Carroll College halts Sioux Falls' 42-game win streak to take NAIA title - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "USF Football Archives - 2009 Schedule". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Stats".