2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Colorado Mines Orediggers Ferris State Bulldogs
(13–3) (14–1)
RMAC GLIAC
14 41
Head coach: 
Brandon Moore		 Head coach: 
Tony Annese
Seed
2
Seed
1
1234 Total
Colorado Mines 0077 14
Ferris State 720014 41
DateDecember 17, 2022
Season2022
StadiumMcKinney ISD Stadium
LocationMcKinney, Texas
Attendance6,333
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPNU
NCAA Division II Football Championship
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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.

Teams

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

Super region champions were reseeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.

Semifinals
December 10
Hosted by higher seeded team 		National Championship
December 17
McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX
      
1 Ferris State 38
4 West Florida 17
1 Ferris State 41
2 Colorado Mines 14
2 Colorado Mines 44
3 Shepherd 17

Game summary

2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Colorado Mines 0 0 7714
No. 1 Ferris State 7 20 01441

at McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 6,333
  • TV: 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

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "2022 DII football championship: Scores, schedule, updates". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Division II Football Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
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