Postseason college football game
College football game
The 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the 2014 season . It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas , on January 10, 2015, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST , and was the culminating game of the 2014 FCS Playoffs . With sponsorship by Northwestern Mutual , the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual .[5]
The participants of the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2014 FCS Playoffs , which began with a 24-team bracket . No. 2 seed North Dakota State and No. 5 seed Illinois State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games.
North Dakota State Bison [ edit ] Led by first-year head coach Chris Klieman , the Bison finished the regular season 11–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with Illinois State) and the No. 2 seed in the FCS Playoffs. North Dakota State defeated unseeded South Dakota State , No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina , and unseeded Sam Houston State to reach the final. The Bison entered the Championship game with a 3–0 record in previous FCS Championships, having won the last three straight.
Illinois State Redbirds [ edit ] Led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack , the Redbirds finished the regular season 10–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with North Dakota State) and the No. 5 seed in the FCS Playoffs. Illinois State defeated unseeded Northern Iowa , No. 4 seed Eastern Washington , and No. 1 seed New Hampshire to reach their first-ever final.
Game summary [ edit ] Scoring summary [ edit ] Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NDSU ILST 1 5:28 5 38 2:33 ILST Jon-Marc Anderson 13-yard touchdown reception from Tre Roberson , Nick Aussieker kick good 0 7 1 1:06 8 42 4:22 NDSU 41-yard field goal by Adam Keller 3 7 2 8:43 11 84 5:30 NDSU Luke Albers 6-yard touchdown reception from Carson Wentz , Adam Keller kick good 10 7 3 12:55 4 –5 2:05 NDSU 41-yard field goal by Adam Keller 13 7 3 7:28 8 76 3:48 NDSU John Crockett 7-yard touchdown run, Adam Keller kick good 20 7 3 2:11 8 66 5:17 ILST James O'Shaughnessy 41-yard touchdown reception from Tre Roberson, Nick Aussieker kick good 20 14 4 11:20 12 62 5:51 NDSU 24-yard field goal by Adam Keller 23 14 4 8:05 6 84 3:15 ILST James O'Shaughnessy 3-yard touchdown reception from Tre Roberson, Nick Aussieker kick good 23 21 4 1:38 5 80 0:44 ILST Tre Roberson 58-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 23 27 4 0:37 6 78 1:01 NDSU Carson Wentz 5-yard touchdown run, Adam Keller kick blocked 29 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 29 27
Game statistics [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Bison 3 7 10 9 29 No. 5 Redbirds 7 0 7 13 27
North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz Statistics NDSU ILST First downs 22 16 Plays–yards 72–452 50–424 Rushes–yards 50–215 27–267 Passing yards 237 157 Passing: comp–att–int 15–22–0 11–23–1 Time of possession 37:15 22:45
Team Category Player Statistics North Dakota State Passing Carson Wentz 15/22, 237 yds, 1 TD Rushing Carson Wentz 16 car, 87 yds, 1 TD Receiving R. J. Urzendowski 5 rec, 100 yds Illinois State Passing Tre Roberson 11/23, 157 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Tre Roberson 11 car, 161 yds, 1 TD Receiving James O'Shaughnessy 2 rec, 44 yds, 2 TD
References [ edit ] ^ a b c "North Dakota State University Athletics - Boxscore for Football vs Illinois State on 1/10/2015" . gobison.com . Retrieved January 6, 2019 . ^ "Outstanding players of FCS championship game" . ESPN . AP . January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . ^ "Illinois State Redbirds @ North Dakota State Bison" . vegasinsider.com . January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . ^ "On The Air" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . January 10, 2015. p. C2. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com. ^ a b "2014 FCS Championship North Dakota State vs Illinois State" . January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via YouTube . External links [ edit ]
Games through 2009 were played in December. Subsequent games have been played in January (*) or May (†).
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2014–15 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship