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, with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST), 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. 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. West Florida defeated Minnesota State, 48–40 to win the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship.
National semifinals Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
Game summary
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 StatisticsWest 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 TDMinnesota 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
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