The 2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2013 season. It was played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama, on December 21, 2013, with kickoff at noon EST (11:00 a.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPN2.
Teams The participants of the 2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2013 Division II Playoffs, which began with teams seeded 3–6 in each super region playing in the first round, the winners of which faced teams seeded 1–2 in the second round. From there, the bracket was a sixteen-team single-elimination tournament. The game featured the No. 1 seed Lenoir–Rhyne Bears and the No. 1 seed Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. This was the eighth championship game appearance for the Bearcats and the first championship game appearance for the Bears.
National semifinals
Game summary
Statistics Statistics LR NWMS First downs 24 19 Plays–yards 65–376 62–416 Rushes–yards 59–273 37–139 Passing yards 103 277 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4–6–0 15–25–0 Time of possession 31:17 28:43 Team Category Player StatisticsLenoir–Rhyne Passing Josh Justice 3/3, 69 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jarrod Spears 13 carries, 108 yards Receiving Greyson Wells 2 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TDNorthwest Missouri State Passing Trevor Adams 15/25, 277 yards, 3 TD Rushing Billy Creason 13 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD Receiving Reuben Thomas 5 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
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