1996 NAIA Division I football season

1996 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1996
PostseasonNovember 23–December 7, 1996
National ChampionshipMilam Stadium
Weatherford, OK
ChampionsSouthwestern Oklahoma State

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 Stadium in Weatherford, Oklahoma.[1][2]

Southwestern Oklahoma State defeated Montana Tech in the Champion Bowl, 33–31, to win their first NAIA national title.[3]

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  2. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "1996 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 26, 2015.