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The 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 17, 2022, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas . The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2022 season . The game was scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. CST and was broadcast by ESPNU .[1]
The game featured the two finalists of the 28-team playoff bracket, which began on November 19, 2022. The top-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) defeated the second seed Colorado Mines Orediggers from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), 41–14. The win gave the Ferris football program its second national championship.
The participants of the 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2022 Division II Playoffs , which began on November 19 with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[2]
National semifinals [ edit ] Super region champions were reseeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Colorado Mines 0 0 7 7 14 No. 1 Ferris State 7 20 0 14 41
at McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas
Date : Saturday, December 17, 2022Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST Game attendance : 6,333TV : ESPNU
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Colorado Mines Ferris State 1 11:21 7 79 3:39 Ferris State Carson Gulker 2-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good 0 7 2 13:16 8 41 2:47 Ferris State 33-yard field goal by Eddie Jewett 0 10 2 8:56 5 52 2:15 Ferris State 22-yard field goal by Eddie Jewett 0 13 2 0:32 8 75 4:23 Ferris State CJ Jefferson 19-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good 0 20 2 0:23 1 0 0:09 Ferris State Sidney McCloud 31 yard Interception Return for Touchdown, Eddie Jewett Kick good 0 27 3 1:02 9 85 2:51 Colorado Mines Michael Zeman 10-yard touchdown reception from John Matocha , Jacob Click kick good 7 27 4 12:12 9 75 3:50 Ferris State Carson Gulker 1-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good 7 34 4 6:24 3 53 0:57 Colorado Mines Josh Johnston 14-yard touchdown reception from John Matocha , Jacob Click kick good 14 34 4 4:24 4 37 2:00 Ferris State Carson Gulker 6-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good 14 41 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 14 41
Team statistical comparison Statistic Colorado Mines Ferris State First downs 15 21 First downs rushing 2 11 First downs passing 10 9 First downs penalty 3 1 Third down efficiency 1–11 7–15 Fourth down efficiency 1–2 0–0 Total plays–net yards 57–261 69–485 Rushing attempts–net yards 19–4 50–214 Yards per rush 0.2 4.3 Yards passing 208 218 Pass completions–attempts 22–38 15–19 Interceptions thrown 2 0 Punt returns–total yards 1–4 2–11 Kickoff returns–total yards 4–45 1–14 Punts–average yardage 7–34.86 5–37.2 Fumbles–lost 1–0 4–1 Penalties–yards 6–50 10–83 Time of possession 23:43 36:17
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Venues People Seasons National championships in bold