2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

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2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
NC TrophiesASU.jpg
2006 FCS National Championship trophy (center)
Appalachian State Mountaineers UMass Minutemen
(10–1)(10–1)
SoCon Atlantic 10
2817
Head coach: 
Jerry Moore 		Head coach: 
Don Brown
TSN Seed
11
TSN Seed
33
1234Total
Appalachian State7701428
UMass707317
DateDecember 15, 2006
Season 2006
Stadium Finley Stadium
Location Chattanooga, Tennessee
National anthem Trace Adkins [1]
Referee J. Sullivan [2] (Gateway) [1]
Attendance22,808 [2]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN2 [1]
Announcers Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Trevor Matich (color), Dave Ryan (sideline) [1]
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the UMass Minutemen and the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The game was played on December 15, 2006, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. This was the first season that the NCAA football classification formerly known as Division I-AA operated as the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The culminating game of the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 28–17.

Contents

With sponsorship by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the game was officially known as the NCAA Division I Championship presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. [1]

Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2006 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

Appalachian State Mountaineers

Appalachian State finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–0 in conference). Their only loss was to NC State of the FBS, in their first game of the season. The Mountaineers were the first-seed in the tournament and defeated Coastal Carolina, Montana State, and fourth-seed Youngstown State to reach the final. This was Appalachian State's second consecutive appearance in the championship game, having won the title in 2005.

UMass Minutemen

UMass finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (8–0 in conference). Their only loss was to Navy of the FBS, in their second game of the season. The Minutemen were the third-seed in the tournament and defeated Lafayette, New Hampshire, and second-seed Montana to reach the final. This was the third appearance for UMass in a Division I-AA/FCS championship game, having won in 1998 and having lost in 1978.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP APPMASS
111:498803:11MASSMatt Lawrence 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Koepplin kick good07
11:154701:27APP Kevin Richardson 45-yard touchdown run, Julian Rauch kick good77
20:4911784:19APPRichardson 6-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good147
34:2211814:25MASS Brad Listorti 17-yard touchdown reception from Liam Coen, Koepplin kick good1414
413:2213715:50APPRichardson 4-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good2114
48:4610554:31MASS42-yard field goal by Koepplin2117
41:5114806:46APPRichardson 2-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good2817
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2817

[2] [3]

Game statistics

1234Total
No. 1 Mountaineers7701428
No. 3 Minutemen707317
Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards 10, Armanti Edwards, Aug 2, 2018.jpg
Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards
StatisticsAPPMASS
First downs2419
Plays–yards72–43165–372
Rushes–yards53–28532–151
Passing yards146221
Passing: comp–att–int12–19–120–33–2
Time of possession33:1026:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Appalachian StatePassing Armanti Edwards 12–19, 146 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Kevin Richardson 30 car, 179 yds, 4 TD
Receiving Dexter Jackson
William Mayfield		3 rec, 44 yds
3 rec, 44 yds
UMassPassing Liam Coen 20–33, 221 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Steve Baylark 24 car, 133 yds
Receiving Brad Listorti 5 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

[2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2006 FCS Championship - Appalachian State vs. UMass". February 9, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2019– via YouTube.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Football vs. Appalachian State (box score)". umassathletics.com. December 15, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "I-AA Championship (box score)". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. December 17, 2006. p. E11. Retrieved January 9, 2019– via newspapers.com.

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