2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
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,[1] 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.[2] The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 4 seed West Florida and No. 2 seed Texas A&M–Commerce. This was the first meeting between the two teams[3] and the first appearance for both teams in the championship game.[4]
National semifinals
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
Semifinals December 9 Hosted by higher seeded team | National Championship December 16 Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS | ||||||||
1 | IUP | 17 | |||||||
4 | West Florida | 27 | |||||||
4 | West Florida | 27 | |||||||
2 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 37 | |||||||
2 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 31 | |||||||
3 | Harding | 17 |
Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4 West Florida | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Game information |
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Statistics
Statistics | UWF | TAMC |
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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 | Statistics |
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West 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 TD | |
Texas 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 |
References
- ^ "Tex. A&M-Commerce vs DII Football Game Summary - December 16th, 2017 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "2017 Division II Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Football History vs University of West Florida". Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "DII Football Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Football vs West Florida on 12/16/2017 - Box Score". Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2019.