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Postseason college football game
College football game
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 .
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 [ edit ]
2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 2 CSU–Pueblo
0
10
3 0 13
No. 2 Minnesota State
0
0
0 0 0
at Sporting Park • Kansas City, Kansas
Date : Saturday, December 20, 2014Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. CST )Game weather : Partly sunny • Temperature : 43 °F (6 °C) • Wind : SW 15 mphGame attendance : 6,762Referee : Jason AutreyTV : 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
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
Seasons
Playoffs
Championship games
Records & statistics
Venues People Seasons National championship seasons in bold