2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

Not to be confused with 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game or 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.

The 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game is 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]

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
1 2 3 4 Total Colorado Mines 0 0 7 7 14 Ferris State 7 20 0 14 41
Date	December 17, 2022
Season	2022
Stadium	McKinney ISD Stadium
Location	McKinney, Texas
Attendance	6,333
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPNU
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The game featured the two finalists of the 24-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	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, 2022
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• TV: ESPNU

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Colorado Mines Ferris State "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Statistics

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

Colorado Mines statistics Orediggers passing C–A Yds TD–INT John Matocha 22/38 208 2–2 Team 22/38 208 2–2 Orediggers rushing Car Yds TD Michael Zeman 8 26 0 John Matocha 11 −22 0 Team 19 4 0 Orediggers receiving Rec Yds TD Josh Johnston 6 85 1 Tristan Smith 6 42 0 Max McLeod 4 30 0 Michael Zeman 3 26 1 Mason Karp 3 25 0 Team 22 208 2

Ferris State statistics Bulldogs passing C–A Yds TD–INT Mylik Mitchell 14/18 170 0–0 Brady Rose 1/1 48 0–0 Team 15/19 218 0–0 Bulldogs rushing Car Yds TD Marcus Taylor 13 103 0 Brady Rose 6 39 0 CJ Jefferson 4 24 1 Carson Gulker 8 18 3 Mylik Mitchell 12 12 0 Emari O'Brien 1 9 0 Zamir Lundy-Knighten 1 8 0 Evan Cummins 1 4 0 James Coby 0 3 0 Team 4 −6 0 Team 50 214 4 Bulldogs receiving Rec Yds TD Brady Rose 5 83 0 CJ Jefferson 6 71 0 Marcus Taylor 1 33 0 Dezmin Lyburtus 3 31 0 Team 15 218 '0

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.