2008 NAIA football national championship
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The 2008 NAIA football championship series concluded on December 20, 2008 with the championship game played at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The championship was won by the Sioux Falls Cougars over the Carroll Fighting Saints by a score of 23–7.
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| Date | December 20, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Barron Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Rome, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MOP (Offense) | Lorenzo Brown, Sioux Falls | ||||||||||||||||||
| MOP (Defense) | Kyle Cummings, Sioux Falls | ||||||||||||||||||
| Officials | Tim Bryan Pat Callahan Mitch Saling Paul Schardein Steve Gunter Pete Quesada Terry Allgeier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tournament bracket
edit| 1st Round November 22 | Quarterfinals November 29 | Semifinals December 6 | Championship December 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carroll (MT) (11–0) | 35 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Dickinson State (7–3) | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carroll (MT) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northwestern Oklahoma State (vacated)** | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Friends (KS) (10–0) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Northwestern Oklahoma State (8–2) | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carroll (MT) | 38 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lindenwood (MO) | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Morningside (IA) (9–1) | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Baker (KS) (8–3) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Morningside (IA) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lindenwood (MO) | 34 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lindenwood (MO) (9–1) | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Lambuth (TN) (8–3) | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Carroll (MT) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sioux Falls (SD) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sioux Falls (SD) (10–0) | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Saint Ambrose (IA) (8–3) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sioux Falls (SD) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Langston (OK) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MidAmerica Nazarene (10–0) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Langston (OK) (9–2) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sioux Falls (SD) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Francis (IN) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Francis (IN) (10–0) | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Union (KY) (9–2) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Francis (IN) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cumberlands (KY) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cumberlands (KY) (9–1) | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Shorter (GA) (9–2) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
- * denotes OT.
- ** in their opening round game, Northwestern Oklahoma State used ineligible players. The results of that game were left on the record books, but the Rangers were ruled ineligible for further participation in the championship series. Their opponent in the second round, Carroll (MT), was automatically advanced to the next round.