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The game was played on December 19, 1981, at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, Texas. The culminating game of the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season, it was won by Idaho State, 34\u201323.[3]The game was also known as the Pioneer Bowl,[4] a name that had been used starting in 1971 for various NCAA playoff games held in Wichita Falls. The Colonels were making their third consecutive appearance in the I-AA championship game.The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 1981 I-AA Playoffs, which began with an eight-team bracket.[5]Table of ContentsEastern Kentucky Colonels[edit]Idaho State Bengals[edit]Game summary[edit]Scoring summary[edit]Game statistics[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Further reading[edit]External links[edit]Eastern Kentucky Colonels[edit]Eastern Kentucky finished their regular season with a 10\u20131 record (8\u20130 in conference); their only loss was to Navy of Division I-A.[6] Ranked first in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and seeded first in the tournament, the Colonels defeated seventh-seed Delaware and fourth-seed Boise State to reach the final. This was the third appearance for Eastern Kentucky in a Division I-AA championship game, having won in 1979 and having lost in 1980.Idaho State Bengals[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Idaho State finished their regular season with a 9\u20131 record (6\u20131 in conference); their only loss was an away game at Montana.[8] Ranked second in the final NCAA I-AA in-house poll[7] and seeded second in the tournament, the Bengals defeated eighth-seed Rhode Island and third-seed South Carolina State to reach the final. This was the first appearance for Idaho State in a Division I-AA championship game.Game summary[edit]Scoring summary[edit]Scoring summaryQuarterTimeDriveTeamScoring informationScorePlaysYardsTOPEKUISU1EKU21-yard field goal by Jamie Lovett3013:0780ISUChris Corp 17-yard touchdown reception from Mike Machurek, Case deBruijn kick good372EKUEd Hairston 3-yard touchdown run, Lovett kick failed972652ISUDwain Wilson 6-yard touchdown run, deBruijn kick good914280ISUChris Ewing 9-yard touchdown reception from Machurek, deBruijn kick good92122:5238ISUWilson 6-yard touchdown run, deBruijn kick good92835:1771EKUNicky Yeast 2-yard touchdown run, Lovett kick good1628414:__74ISUPaul Fite 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed163448:13EKUYeast 4-yard touchdown run, Lovett kick good2334“TOP” = time of possession.  For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.2334[1][9][10]Game statistics[edit]1234TotalColonels367723Bengals7210634  StatisticsEKUISUFirst downs1924Plays\u2013yards75\u201338677\u2013482Rushes\u2013yards47\u201316731\u2013102Passing yards219380Passing: comp\u2013att\u2013int14\u201328\u2013131\u201346\u20130Time of possessionTeamCategoryPlayerStatisticsEastern KentuckyPassingChris Isaac14\u201328, 219 yds, 1 INTRushingNicky Yeast10 car, 58 ydsReceivingSteve Bird5 rec, 81 ydsIdaho StatePassingMike Machurek29\u201344, 380 yds, 2 TDRushingDwain Wilson12 car, 58 yds, 2 TDReceivingJerry Bird9 rec, 139 yds[1][11]See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b c Stroop, Joe (December 20, 1981). “Idaho State wins I-AA football title”. The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. AP. p.\u00a0D11. Retrieved May 11, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Highlights from the 1981 1-AA National Championship Team—the ISU Bengals”. Retrieved May 11, 2019 \u2013 via YouTube.^ “Idaho State Takes Title, 34-23”. The New York Times. AP. December 20, 1981. Retrieved May 11, 2019 \u2013 via nytimes.com.^ “Pioneer Bowl Comeback Today”. Rutland Daily Herald. Rutland, Vermont. December 19, 1981. p.\u00a024. Retrieved May 11, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ Cooper, Barry (May 1, 1981). “MEAC gets berth in I-AA football playoffs”. Tallahassee Democrat. p.\u00a023. Retrieved February 9, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Eastern Kentucky Colonels 1981 Schedule”. cfbinfo.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.^ a b “NCAA Division I-AA”. The Morning News. Wilmington, Delaware. AP. November 25, 1981. p.\u00a0B2. Retrieved May 11, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Idaho State Bengals 1981 Schedule”. cfbinfo.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.^ Sutton, Stan (December 20, 1981). “Eastern’s mistakes lead to 34-23 loss in I-AA title game”. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p.\u00a0C 1. Retrieved May 11, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ Sutton, Stan (December 20, 1981). “Eastern’s mistakes lead to 34-23 loss in I-AA title game (cont’d)”. The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p.\u00a0C 4. Retrieved May 11, 2019 \u2013 via newspapers.com.^ “Pioneer Bowl”. El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. December 20, 1981. p.\u00a08C. 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