2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship
CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves Minnesota State Mavericks
(13–1) (14–0)
RMAC Northern Sun
13 0
Head coach: 
John Wristen		 Head coach: 
Todd Hoffner
Seed
2
Seed
2
1234 Total
CSU–Pueblo 01030 13
Minnesota State 0000 0
DateDecember 20, 2014
Season2014
StadiumSporting Park
LocationKansas City, Kansas
RefereeJason Autrey
Attendance6,762
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
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The 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2014 season. It was played at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 20, 2014,[1] with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPN2.

Teams

The participants of the 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2014 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.[2] The game featured the No. 2 seed CSU–Pueblo and No. 2 seed Minnesota State. This was the first meeting between the teams[3] and both teams' first championship game appearance.[4]

National semifinals

Semifinals
December 13
Hosted by team with asterisk 		National Championship
December 20
Sporting Park, Kansas City, KS
      
1 Concord 13
2 Minnesota State* 47
2 Minnesota State 0
2 CSU–Pueblo 13
6 West Georgia 7
2 CSU–Pueblo* 10

Game summary

2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 CSU–Pueblo 0 10 3013
No. 2 Minnesota State 0 0 000

at Sporting Park • Kansas City, Kansas

  • Date: Saturday, December 20, 2014
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST)
  • Game weather: Partly sunny • Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind: SW 15 mph
  • Game attendance: 6,762
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Sources:[1]
Game information
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
  • (7:21) CSUP – Greg O'Donnell 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:06; CSU–Pueblo 3–0)
  • (0:37) CSUP – Chris Bonner 18 yard pass to Paul Browning, Greg O'Donnell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:53; CSU–Pueblo 10–0)
Third Quarter
  • (11:48) CSUP – Greg O'Donnell 24 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:04; CSU–Pueblo 13–0)
Fourth Quarter
No scoring

Statistics

Statistics CSUP MNST
First downs 16 12
Plays–yards 66–327 64–265
Rushes–yards 36–136 31–105
Passing yards 191 160
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–1 20–33–0
Time of possession 32:11 27:49
Team Category Player Statistics
CSU–Pueblo Passing Chris Bonner 17/30, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Cameron McDondle 28 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Paul Browning 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
Minnesota State Passing Ricky Lloyd 15/21, 99 yards
Rushing Ricky Lloyd 12 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Dorian Buford 5 receptions, 50 yards

References

  1. ^ a b "Football vs CSU-Pueblo (NCAA DII Championship) on 12/20/2014 - Box Score". Minnesota State University - Mankato Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship" (PDF). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Football History vs Minnesota State University - Mankato". Colorado State University - Pueblo. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "DII Football Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.