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.

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

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