2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 21, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | McKinney ISD Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | McKinney, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Marcus Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 3,415 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2019 season. It was played at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, on December 21, 2019, [1] with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST), [2] and television coverage on ESPNU.
The participants of the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2019 Division II Playoffs, which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals. [3] The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 4 seed West Florida and No. 3 seed Minnesota State. This was the first meeting between the two teams. [4] West Florida defeated Minnesota State, 48–40 to win the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship. [5]
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
Semifinals December 14 Hosted by higher seeded team | National Championship December 21 McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX | ||||||||
1 | Ferris State | 14 | |||||||
4 | West Florida | 28 | |||||||
4 | West Florida | 48 | |||||||
3 | Minnesota State | 40 | |||||||
2 | Slippery Rock | 15 | |||||||
3 | Minnesota State | 58 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4 West Florida | 14 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 48 |
No. 3 Minnesota State | 14 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 40 |
Game information |
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Statistics | UWF | MNST |
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First downs | 21 | 30 |
Total yards | 561 | 562 |
Rushes–yards | 16–38 | 42–143 |
Passing yards | 523 | 419 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–54–1 | 31–48–0 |
Time of possession | 27:32 | 32:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Florida | Passing | Austin Reed | 33/54, 523 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaden Gardner | 7 receptions, 47 yards, | |
Receiving | Quentin Randolph | 10 receptions, 254 yards, 3 TD | |
Minnesota State | Passing | Ryan Schlichte | 24/39, 309 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ryan Schlichte | 9 carries, 57 yards | |
Receiving | Justin Arnold | 13 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD |
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