Sioux Falls
7-4 2025 finalSioux 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.
The Cougars survey the territory.
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.
Sioux Falls went 7-4 in 2025 despite significant injury challenges; starting QB Camden Dean and backup Bennett Brueck both went down, forcing third-string QB Tate Schafer into action. The Cougars remain on the playoff bubble in th…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Sioux Falls
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Sioux Falls
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Sioux Falls · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Sioux Falls · medium confidence
Growing (52)
Home-Field Advantage · Sioux Falls · 2018-present
Soft
53% home win rate vs 67% on the road. margin runs -2.8 weaker at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Northern Sun Standing · 2025
6th in the Northern Sun
Sioux Falls sits 6th of 13 in the Northern Sun at 7-4. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Duluth | 10-2 |
| 2 | Minnesota State Mankato | 10-4 |
| 3 | Augustana University (SD) | 9-2 |
| 4 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 8-3 |
| 5 | Northern State | 7-4 |
| 6 | Sioux Falls | 7-4 |
| 7 | Wayne State (NE) | 7-4 |
| 8 | Winona State | 6-5 |
| 9 | Bemidji State | 4-7 |
| 10 | University of Mary | 4-7 |
| 11 | Minot State | 3-8 |
| 12 | Concordia University St Paul | 2-9 |
| 13 | Southwest Minnesota State | 1-10 |
Schedule Strength · Sioux Falls · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 48% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Sioux Falls · 2025
Won 42-28 vs Northern State
Week 2 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Sioux Falls
2024: Won 41-14 vs Southwest Minnesota State
In 2024, the program won 41-14 vs Southwest Minnesota State — a comfortable home result that left the 27-point margin on the books.
Cougars own this peak.