2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

The 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2014 season. It was played at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 20, 2014,^[1] with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPN2.

2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship
CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves Minnesota State Mavericks (13–1) (14–0) RMAC Northern Sun 13 0 Head coach:  John Wristen Head coach:  Todd Hoffner Seed 2 Seed 2
1 2 3 4 Total CSU–Pueblo 0 10 3 0 13 Minnesota State 0 0 0 0 0
Date	December 20, 2014
Season	2014
Stadium	Sporting Park
Location	Kansas City, Kansas
Referee	Jason Autrey
Attendance	6,762
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2
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Teams

The participants of the 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2014 Division II Playoffs, which began with teams seeded 3–6 in each super region playing in the first round, the winners of which faced teams seeded 1–2 in the second round. From there, the bracket was a sixteen-team single-elimination tournament.^[2] The game featured the No. 2 seed CSU–Pueblo and No. 2 seed Minnesota State. This was the first meeting between the teams^[3] and both teams' first championship game appearance.^[4]

National semifinals

	Semifinals December 13 Hosted by team with asterisk					National Championship December 20 Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
	1	Concord	13
	2	Minnesota State*	47
						2	Minnesota State	0
						2	CSU–Pueblo	13
	6	West Georgia	7
	2	CSU–Pueblo*	10

Game summary

2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 CSU–Pueblo	0	10	3	0	13
No. 2 Minnesota State	0	0	0	0	0

at Sporting Park • Kansas City, Kansas

• Date: Saturday, December 20, 2014
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST)
• Game weather: Partly sunny • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: SW 15 mph
• Game attendance: 6,762
• Referee: Jason Autrey
• TV: ESPN2
• Sources:^[1]

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (7:21) CSUP – Greg O'Donnell 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:06; CSU–Pueblo 3–0) (0:37) CSUP – Chris Bonner 18 yard pass to Paul Browning, Greg O'Donnell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:53; CSU–Pueblo 10–0) Third Quarter (11:48) CSUP – Greg O'Donnell 24 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:04; CSU–Pueblo 13–0) Fourth Quarter No scoring

Statistics

Statistics	CSUP	MNST
First downs	16	12
Plays–yards	66–327	64–265
Rushes–yards	36–136	31–105
Passing yards	191	160
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–30–1	20–33–0
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CSU–Pueblo	Passing	Chris Bonner	17/30, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cameron McDondle	28 carries, 113 yards
	Receiving	Paul Browning	5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
Minnesota State	Passing	Ricky Lloyd	15/21, 99 yards
	Rushing	Ricky Lloyd	12 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Dorian Buford	5 receptions, 50 yards

References

1. "Football vs CSU-Pueblo (NCAA DII Championship) on 12/20/2014 - Box Score". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
2. "2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
3. "Football History vs Minnesota State University - Mankato". Colorado State University - Pueblo. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
4. "DII Football Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.