2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship
1 2 3 4
Total
West Florida
14 24 7 3
48
Minnesota State
14 7 8 11
40
Date December 21, 2019 Season 2019 Stadium McKinney ISD Stadium Location McKinney, Texas Referee Marcus Thornton Attendance 3,415 Network ESPNU
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 .
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.
Game summary [ ]
2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 4 West Florida
14
24
7 3 48
No. 3 Minnesota State
14
7
8 11 40
at McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas
Date : Saturday, December 21, 2019Game time : 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. CST )Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind : N 4 mphGame attendance : 3,415Referee : Marcus ThorntonTV : 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 [ ]
Statistics
UWF
MNST
First downs
21
30
Total yards
561
562
Rushes–yards
16–38
42–143
Passing yards
523
419
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
33–54–1
31–48–0
Time of possession
27:32
32:28
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
West Florida
Passing
Austin Reed
33/54, 523 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jaden Gardner
7 receptions, 47 yards,
Receiving
Quentin Randolph
10 receptions, 254 yards, 3 TD
Minnesota State
Passing
Ryan Schlichte
24/39, 309 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Ryan Schlichte
9 carries, 57 yards
Receiving
Justin Arnold
13 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD
References [ ]
^ "West Fla. vs Minn. St. Mankato DII Football Game Summary - December 21st, 2019 | NCAA.com" . www.ncaa.com . Retrieved December 17, 2019 .
^ 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 .
^ "2019 Division II Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com" . www.ncaa.com . Retrieved December 17, 2019 .
^ "2019 Football History Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics" . Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics . Retrieved December 17, 2019 .
^ 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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