2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

The 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2019 season. It was played at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, on December 21, 2019,[1] with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST),[2] and television coverage on ESPNU.

Not to be confused with 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game or 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship.
2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship
West Florida Argonauts Minnesota State Mavericks
(12–2) (14–0)
Gulf South Northern Sun
48 40
Head coach: 
Pete Shinnick		 Head coach: 
Todd Hoffner
Seed
4
Seed
3
1234 Total
West Florida 142473 48
Minnesota State 147811 40
DateDecember 21, 2019
Season2019
StadiumMcKinney ISD Stadium
LocationMcKinney, Texas
RefereeMarcus Thornton
Attendance3,415
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPNU

Teams

The participants of the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2019 Division II Playoffs, which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[3] The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 4 seed West Florida and No. 3 seed Minnesota State. This was the first meeting between the two teams.[4] West Florida defeated Minnesota State, 48–40 to win the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship.[5]

National semifinals

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

Semifinals
December 14
Hosted by higher seeded team 		National Championship
December 21
McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX
      
1 Ferris State 14
4 West Florida 28
4 West Florida 48
3 Minnesota State 40
2 Slippery Rock 15
3 Minnesota State 58

Game summary
2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
1 2 34Total
No. 4 West Florida 14 24 7348
No. 3 Minnesota State 14 7 81140

at McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, December 21, 2019
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. CST)
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 3,415
  • Referee: Marcus Thornton
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:22) UWF – Austin Reed 5 yard pass to Kevin Grant, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:38; West Florida 7–0)
  • (6:09) MNST – Ryan Schlichte 38 yard pass to Justin Arnold, Luke Williams kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:05; Tied 7–7)
  • (3:38) UWF – Austin Reed 12 yard pass to Ka'Ron Ashley, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:24; West Florida 14–7)
  • (0:53) MNST – Nate Gunn 2 yard rush, Luke Williams kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:38; Tied 14–14)
Second Quarter
  • (13:18) UWF – Austin Reed 2 yard pass to Quentin Randolph, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:26; West Florida 21–14)
  • (10:58) UWF – Austin Williams 31 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:20;West Florida 24–14)
  • (6:21) MNST – Nate Gunn 6 yard rush, Luke Williams kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:37; West Florida 24–21)
  • (5:31) UWF – Austin Reed 34 yard pass to Quentin Randolph, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:44; West Florida 31–21)
  • (0:18) UWF – Austin Reed 48 yard pass to Quentin Randolph, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 4 plays, 99 yards, 0:38; West Florida 38–21)
Third Quarter
  • (8:12) UWF – Austin Reed 8 yard pass to Tate Lehtio, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:27; West Florida 45–21)
  • (3:48) MNST – Kaleb Sleezer 15 yard punt block return, 2-point pass good (West Florida 45–29)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:39) UWF – Austin Williams 30 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 1:24; West Florida 48–29)
  • (9:52) MNST – Luke Williams 24 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 2:36; West Florida 48–32)
  • (4:03) MNST – Ryan Schlichte 7 yard pass to Shane Zylstra, 2-point pass good (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 3:48; West Florida 48–40)

Statistics
StatisticsUWFMNST
First downs2130
Total yards561562
Rushes–yards16–3842–143
Passing yards523419
Passing: Comp–Att–Int33–54–131–48–0
Time of possession27:3232:28
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West FloridaPassingAustin Reed33/54, 523 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT
RushingJaden Gardner7 receptions, 47 yards,
ReceivingQuentin Randolph10 receptions, 254 yards, 3 TD
Minnesota StatePassingRyan Schlichte24/39, 309 yards, 2 TD
RushingRyan Schlichte9 carries, 57 yards
ReceivingJustin Arnold13 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD

References
  1. "West Fla. vs Minn. St. Mankato DII Football Game Summary - December 21st, 2019 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  2. Davis, Emily (16 December 2019). "City of McKinney announces final teams to compete in NCAA Division II National Football Championship on Dec. 21". impact. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  3. "2019 Division II Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. "2019 Football History Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  5. Wallace, Eric J. (December 21, 2019). "UWF football wins national championship with historic offensive explosion". Pensacola News Journal. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
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