The 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2015 season . It was played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas , on December 19, 2015,[1] with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST ), and television coverage on ESPN2 .
Teams [ ]
The participants of the 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2015 Division II Playoffs , which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[2] The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 1 seed Shepherd and No. 1 seed Northwest Missouri State . This was the first meeting between the teams.[3] This was the Bearcats' ninth championship game appearance, having won 4, while the Rams were making their first appearance.[4]
National semifinals [ ]
Game summary [ ]
2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 1 Northwest Missouri State
7
17
3 7 34
No. 1 Shepherd
0
0
7 0 7
at Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, Kansas
Date : Saturday, December 19, 2015Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST )Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind : 16 mphGame attendance : 16,181Referee : Edwin LeeTV : ESPN2 Sources :[5]
Game information
First Quarter
(14:13) NWMS – Jordan Grove 1 yard rush, Simon Mathiesen kick (Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:33; Northwest Missouri State 7–0 )
Second Quarter
(6:44) NWMS – Brady Bolles 1 yard pass to Shane Williams, Simon Mathiesen kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:52; Northwest Missouri State 14–0 )
(0:38) NWMS – Simon Mathiesen 30 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:42; Northwest Missouri State 17–0 )
(0:20) NWMS – Bryce Enyard 59 yard interception return, Simon Mathiesen kick (Northwest Missouri State 24–0 )
Third Quarter
(9:49) SHEP – Jeff Ziemba 21 yard pass to Billy Brown , Ryan Earls kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:36; Northwest Missouri State 24–7 )
(4:33) NWMS – Simon Mathiesen 22 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:09; Northwest Missouri State 27–7 )
Fourth Quarter
(8:47) NWMS – Jordan Grove 1 yard rush, Simon Mathiesen kick (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:45; Northwest Missouri State 34–7 )
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
NWMS
SHEP
First downs
20
7
Plays–yards
70–462
44–97
Rushes–yards
42–184
28–(–39)
Passing yards
278
136
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
21–28–0
11–16–1
Time of possession
34:14
25:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Northwest Missouri State
Passing
Brady Bolles
20/27, 223 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Phil Jackson
21 carries, 109 yards
Receiving
Jordan Grove
5 receptions, 104 yards
Shepherd
Passing
Jeff Ziemba
11/16, 136 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Allen Cross
11 carries, 27 yards
Receiving
Billy Brown
6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
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