2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

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2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
Towson Tigers North Dakota State Bison
(13–2)(14–0)
CAA MVFC
735
Head coach: 
Rob Ambrose 		Head coach: 
Craig Bohl
TSN Seed
57
TSN Seed
11
1234Total
Towson70007
North Dakota State7147735
DateJanuary 4, 2014
Season 2013
Stadium Toyota Stadium [1]
Location Frisco, Texas
MVP Brock Jensen (QB, North Dakota State) [2]
Favorite North Dakota State by 16.5 [3]
Referee Jeff Flanagan (Big South) [1]
Attendance19,802 [1]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2 [4]
Announcers Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), Cara Capuano (sideline) [5]
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the North Dakota State Bison and the Towson Tigers. It was played on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The culminating game of the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by North Dakota State, 35–7.

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With sponsorship by Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual. [5] This was the third consecutive championship for North Dakota State.

Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2013 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. This was the first tournament with 24 teams in the field; it had been 20 teams for the prior three postseasons.

North Dakota State Bison

North Dakota State finished their regular season with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference), including a season-opening win over Kansas State of the FBS. As the first-seed in the tournament, the Bison defeated Furman, Coastal Carolina, and New Hampshire to reach the final. This was North Dakota State's third appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA title game, having won the prior two title games. This was the final game for Craig Bohl as head coach of the Bison, as he had accepted on offer to take the same role with Wyoming. [6]

Towson Tigers

Towson finished their regular season with a 10–2 record (6–2 in conference), including a season-opening win over Connecticut of the FBS. As the seventh-seed in the tournament, the Tigers defeated Fordham, second-seed Eastern Illinois, and third-seed Eastern Washington to reach the final. This was Towson's first appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game.

Game summary

The teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bison returned a blocked field goal 59 yards, then scored on the next play to go ahead, 14–7. The Tigers were held scoreless for the remainder of the game, as the Bison won by a 35–7 final score. The Bison became the second team in FCS/Division I-AA history to win three consecutive titles, joining Appalachian State (2005–2007). [6]

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP TOWSNDSU
15:345542:49NDSU John Crockett 2-yard touchdown run, Adam Keller kick good07
10:0012775:34TOWS Terrance West 2-yard touchdown run, Drew Evangelista kick good77
24:43150:05NDSU Ryan Smith 5-yard touchdown run, Keller kick good714
21:055431:30NDSUZach Vraa 12-yard touchdown reception from Brock Jensen, Keller kick good721
39:098884:08NDSUJensen 9-yard touchdown run, Keller kick good728
413:097313:04NDSU Sam Ojuri 1-yard touchdown run, Keller kick good735
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.735

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Game statistics

1234Total
No. 7 Tigers70007
No. 1 Bison7147735
Towson running back Terrance West Terrance West 2014 Browns training camp (3).jpg
Towson running back Terrance West
StatisticsTOWSNDSU
First downs2115
Plays–yards79–37348–345
Rushes–yards35–10630–210
Passing yards28–44–113–18–1
Passing: comp–att–int267135
Time of possession33:3826:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TowsonPassingPeter Athens28–44, 267 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Terrance West 22 car, 99 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingDerrick Joseph5 rec, 61 yds
North Dakota StatePassing Brock Jensen 13–18, 135 yds, 1 TD
Rushing John Crockett 9 car, 86 yds, 1 TD
ReceivingZach Vraa3 rec, 51 yds, 1 TD

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