2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
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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.
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[edit]
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
Game summary[edit]
2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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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, 2017
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE 7 mph
- Game attendance: 4,259
- Referee: Dwight Neibling
- TV: ESPN2
- Sources:[5]
Game information |
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Statistics[edit]
Statistics | UWF | TAMC |
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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 |
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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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