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1 Conference standings  





2 Conference champions  





3 Rankings  





4 Postseason  



4.1  Bracket  







5 See also  





6 References  














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1996 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1996
PostseasonNovember 23–December 7, 1996
National ChampionshipMilam Stadium
Weatherford, OK
ChampionsSouthwestern Oklahoma State
  • NAIA Division I football season
  • 1997 →
  • 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 StadiuminWeatherford, 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[edit]

    1996 Frontier Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    No.2Montana Tech $^   4 2     7 5  
    No.4Carroll (MT) ^   3 3     6 4  
    Rocky Mountain   3 3     6 4  
    Western Montana   2 4     3 6  
    • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
  • Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
    1996 Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    No.1SW Oklahoma State +^   4 1     9 3  
    No.3NW Oklahoma State +^   4 1     8 3  
    Langston   3 2     6 4  
    No.5SE Oklahoma State   3 2     6 4  
    East Central   1 4     3 7  
    Panhandle State   0 5     0 10  
    Northeastern State *   0 0     3 8  
    • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – ineligible for conference title
  • Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
    1996 NAIA Division I independents football records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    Harding       6 4  
    Central State (OH)       4 4  
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff       5 5  
    Ouachita Baptist       3 7  

    Conference champions[edit]

    Conference Champion Record
    Frontier Montana Tech 4–2

    Rankings[edit]

    Final NAIA Division I poll rankings:

    Rank Team (first place votes) Record (thru Nov. 17) Points
    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

    [4]

    Postseason[edit]

    1996 NAIA Division I Football Championship
    1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
    Montana Tech 10 7 7 7 31
    Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 23 7 3 33
    StadiumMilam Stadium
    CityWeatherford, Oklahoma
    MOP (Offense)Keith Kizzie, Southwestern Oklahoma State
    MOP (Defense)Mark Patterson, Southwestern Oklahoma State
    NAIA Football National Championship

    1995

    1997 >

    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]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "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 Open access icon.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1996_NAIA_Division_I_football_season&oldid=1226477913"

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