2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
College football game
The 2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2018 season . It was played at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas , on December 15, 2018,[1] with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. local CST ), and television coverage on ESPNU .
Teams
The participants of the 2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2018 Division II Playoffs , which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[2] The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 3 seed Ferris State and No. 1 seed Valdosta State . This was the first meeting between the two teams.[3] This was Ferris State's first championship game appearance, and Valdosta State's fourth; the Blazers were 3–1 in previous appearances.[4]
National semifinals
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
Game summary
2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Ferris State
10
14
14 9 47
No. 1 Valdosta State
7
21
14 7 49
at McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas
Date : Saturday, December 15, 2018Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST )Game weather : Mostly sunny • Temperature : 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind : NW 11 mphGame attendance : 4,306Referee : Brad CarrellTV : ESPNU Sources :[5] [6]
Game information
First Quarter
(10:19) FSU – Jevon Shaw 80 yard pass to Keyondre Craig, Jackson Dieterle kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13; Ferris State 7–0 )
(5:23) VAL – Rogan Wells 21 yard pass to Lio'undre Gallimore, Andrew Gray kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:56; Tied 7–7 )
(2:18) FSU – Jackson Dieterle 52 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 2:59; Ferris State 10–7 )
Second Quarter
(14:02) VAL – Rogan Wells 9 yard pass to Kenny Benjamin, Andrew Gray kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:16; Valdosta State 14–10 )
(10:52) FSU – Jayru Campbell 3 yard rush, Jackson Dieterle kick (Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:28; Ferris State 17–14 )
(10:06) VAL – Rogan Wells 66 yard pass to Lio'undre Gallimore, Andrew Gray kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:40; Valdosta State 21–17 )
(5:09) FSU – Davontae Harrington 8 yard rush, Jackson Dieterle kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:57; Ferris State 24–21 )
(0:02) VAL – Seth McGill 1 yard rush, Andrew Gray kick (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:02; Valdosta State 28–24 )
Third Quarter
(9:49) FSU – Marvin Campbell 2 yard rush, Jackson Dieterle kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:06; Ferris State 31–28 )
(6:28) VAL – Rogan Wells 16 yard pass to Joe Fortson, Andrew Gray kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:14; Valdosta State 35–31 )
(4:25) VAL – Rogan Wells 1 yard pass to Travis Taylor, Andrew Gray kick (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:49; Valdosta State 42–31 )
(1:37) FSU – Jayru Campbell 13 yard pass to Keyondre Craig, Jackson Dieterle kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 2:41; Valdosta State 42–38 )
Fourth Quarter
(11:36) VAL – Ivory Durham 25 yard pass to Rogan Wells, Andrew Gray kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:56; Valdosta State 49–38 )
(5:31) FSU – Jackson Dieterle 31 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:24; Valdosta State 49–41 )
(0:40) FSU – Sy Barnett 5 yard rush, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:37; Valdosta State 49–47 )
Statistics
Statistics
FSU
VAL
First downs
26
27
Plays–yards
67–449
75–496
Rushes–yards
48–270
42–122
Passing yards
179
374
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
11–19–1
20–33–0
Time of possession
27:10
32:50
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ferris State
Passing
Jayru Campbell
10/18, 99 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jayru Campbell
22 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Keyondre Craig
3 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD
Valdosta State
Passing
Rogan Wells
19/31, 349 yards, 5 TD
Rushing
Jamar Thompkins
16 carries, 72 yards
Receiving
Lio'undre Gallimore
4 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD
References
Seasons
Playoffs
Championship games
Records & statistics
Venues People Seasons National championships in bold
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