The 2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2017 season . It was played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas , on December 16, 2017,[1] with kickoff at 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. local CST ), and television coverage on ESPN2 .
Teams [ ]
The participants of the 2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2017 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. 4 seed West Florida and No. 2 seed Texas A&M–Commerce . This was the first meeting between the two teams[3] and the first appearance for both teams in the championship game.[4]
National semifinals [ ]
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
Game summary [ ]
2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
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2
3 4 Total
No. 4 West Florida
7
7
6 7 27
No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce
14
6
14 3 37
at Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, Kansas
Date : Saturday, December 16, 2017Game time : 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. CST )Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind : SE 7 mphGame attendance : 4,259Referee : Dwight NeiblingTV : ESPN2 Sources :[5]
Game information
First Quarter
(11:52) TAMC – Luis Perez 50 yard pass to Shawn Hooks, Kristov Martinez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, 3:08; Texas A&M–Commerce 7–0 )
(2:24) UWF – Chris Schwarz 1 yard rush, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:45; Tied 7–7 )
(2:10) TAMC – Reggie Kincade 99 yard kick return, Kristov Martinez kick (Texas A&M–Commerce 14–7 )
Second Quarter
(13:42) TAMC – Kristov Martinez 29 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:21; Texas A&M–Commerce 17–7 )
(8:51) TAMC – Kristov Martinez 29 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:57; Texas A&M–Commerce 20–7 )
(0:58) UWF – Mike Beaudry 20 yard pass to Antoine Griffin, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:51; Texas A&M–Commerce 20–14 )
Third Quarter
(10:03) UWF – Austin Williams 27 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –5 yards, 1:58; Texas A&M–Commerce 20–17 )
(6:08) TAMC – E.J. Thompson 9 yard rush, Kristov Martinez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:52; Texas A&M–Commerce 27–17 )
(1:57) UWF – Austin Williams 47 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:14; Texas A&M–Commerce 27–20 )
(0:03) TAMC – Luis Perez 40 yard pass to Marquis Wimberly, Kristov Martinez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:21; Texas A&M–Commerce 34–20 )
Fourth Quarter
(7:41) TAMC – Kristov Martinez 19 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:34; Texas A&M–Commerce 37–20 )
(4:45) UWF – Chris Schwarz 3 yard rush, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Texas A&M–Commerce 37–27 )
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
UWF
TAMC
First downs
20
24
Plays–yards
71–276
73–477
Rushes–yards
23–24
40–154
Passing yards
252
323
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
22–48–1
23–33–2
Time of possession
27:35
32:25
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
West Florida
Passing
Mike Beaudry
22/48, 252 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Chris Schwarz
14 carries, 45 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Antoine Griffin
8 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Luis Perez
23/30, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
E.J. Thompson
21 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Shawn Hooks
4 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
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