| 2008 NCAA Division II Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 13, 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Florence, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 6,219 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was held on December 13, 2008 at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.
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Main article: 2008 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs |
The 2008 NCAA Division II National Football Championship playoffs involved 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II college football.[1]
The tournament began on November 15, 2008, and concluded on December 13, 2008 at Braly Municipal Stadium near the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama.[1]
The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs won the school's first NCAA Division II football championship in a 21-14 win over the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. Minnesota Duluth's quarterback Ted Schlafke threw 38-yard touchdown pass to Tony Doherty with 14 seconds left in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead. Later he threw a 5-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter to Issac Odim for a 14-0 lead. Odim ran for a 4-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter for a 21-0 lead. Northwest Missouri's first score came on a 44-yard interception return by Aldwin Foster-Rettig cutting the score to 21-7. The Bearcats cut the lead to 21-14 as Raphael Robinson scored on a 2-yard touchdown catch with 1:36 left in the game. Minnesota Duluth recovered an onside kick attempt and ran out the clock.[2]
Minnesota Duluth finished the season with a 15-0 record. Northwest Missouri ended the season with a 13-2 record and suffered its fourth consecutive loss in the Division II championship game.[2]
| Minn-Duluth | Position | Northwest Mo. St. |
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| OFFENSE | ||
| WR | ||
| LT | ||
| LG | ||
| C | ||
| RG | ||
| RT | ||
| TE | ||
| WR | ||
| QB | ||
| RB | ||
| TE | ||
| DEFENSE | ||
| LE | ||
| LDT/NT | ||
| RDT/RE | ||
| RE/LOLB | ||
| LOLB/MLB | ||
| MLB/ROLB | ||
| ROLB/DB | ||
| LCB | ||
| RCB | ||
| SS | ||
| FS | ||
| Minn-Duluth | Northwest Mo. St. | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Third down efficiency | 6-15 | 6-12 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total yards | ||
| Passing yards | 128 | 189 |
| Passing – completions/attempts | 14/23 | 18/30 |
| Rushing yards | 145 | 106 |
| Rushing attempts | 43 | 32 |
| Yards per rush | ||
| Penalties-yards | 1-12 | 3-30 |
| Sacks against-yards | 4-16 | 6-32 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 6-2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:18 | 25:42 |
Source: "NCAA Game Summary - Northwest Mo. St. vs. Minn.-Duluth Game". NCAA. December 13, 2008. Retrieved January 2, 2009.