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, 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. The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 4 seed West Florida and No. 2 seed Texas A&M–Commerce (now known as East Texas A&M). This was the first meeting between the two teams and the first appearance for both teams in the championship game.
National semifinals Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
Game summary
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 StatisticsWest 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 TDTexas 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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