Sioux Falls

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Northern Sun · Bob Young Field · 5,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Minnesota State · our model 37% Sioux Falls · a number, not a pick

LastW 40–34 at University of Mary · Sat Sep 19

Nextvs Minnesota State · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET · Bob Young Field · series 2-3, last win 2024

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

Sioux Falls · 2026 schedule & results3-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#325#324Black Hills StateL 21–240-10-0
1Sep 5#325#280@JamestownW 31–01-11-0
2Sep 12#318#338Minnesota St MoorheadW 29–282-12-0
3Sep 19#321#381@University of MaryW 40–343-13-0
4Sep 26#321#284Minnesota State
5Oct 3#323#315@Augustana (SD)
6Oct 10Southwest Minnesota State
8Oct 24Minot State
9Oct 31@Winona State
10Nov 7@Wayne State (NE)
11Nov 14Concordia St. Paul

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · vs Minnesota State · Sat Sep 26 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Sioux Falls is an NAIA legend with four undefeated national championships (1996, 2006, 2008, 2009) — and is now a Division II transplant learning that D2 is a different arena, even for champions.

Title DroughtSince 2009 · 17 yrs

Fans here believe the chip is the narrative itself — Sioux Falls knows it has won national championships, but the D2 community views the Cougars as a transplant, not a power.

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-1

Game feel52even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 14 in the Northern Sun
Heart rate2-1white-knucklein one-score games (3 of 4)4th most one-score games of 14 in the Northern Sun
Margin+8.8competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 14 in the Northern Sun

✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Northern Sun teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Sioux Falls has won four of its last five.

Warming. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Minnesota State · at home

Outcome band · Sioux Falls · 2026

Sioux Falls' most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.

Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base3-9Mid-table finish.
Ceiling6-6Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Sioux Falls is an NAIA legend with four undefeated national championships (1996, 2006, 2008, 2009) — and is now a Division II transplant learning that D2 is a different arena, even for champions.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Cougars.”
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