2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

Postseason college football game

Not to be confused with 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game or 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship.

College football game

2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship

| Colorado Mines Orediggers | Ferris State Bulldogs

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(13–3) | (14–1)
RMAC | GLIAC
14 | 41
Head coach:
Brandon Moore | Head coach:
Tony Annese
| Seed

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Colorado Mines | 0| 0| 7| 7 | 14
Ferris State | 7| 20| 0| 14 | 41
Date| December 17, 2022
Season| 2022
Stadium| McKinney ISD Stadium
Location| McKinney, Texas
Attendance| 6,333
United States TV coverage
Network| ESPNU
|  NCAA Division II Football Championship

< 2021 | 2023 >

The 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 17, 2022, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2022 season. The game was scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. CST and was broadcast by ESPNU.[1]

The game featured the two finalists of the 28-team playoff bracket, which began on November 19, 2022. The top-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) defeated the second seed Colorado Mines Orediggers from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), 41–14. The win gave the Ferris football program its second national championship.

## Teams[edit]

The participants of the 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2022 Division II Playoffs, which began on November 19 with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[2]

### National semifinals[edit]

Super region champions were reseeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.

| Semifinals
December 10
Hosted by higher seeded team | | | National Championship
December 17
McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX |

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| 1 | Ferris State | 38 | |
| 4 | West Florida | 17 |
| | 1 | Ferris State | 41 |
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| | | 2 | Colorado Mines | 14 |
| 2 | Colorado Mines | 44 |

| 3 | Shepherd | 17 |

## Game summary[edit]

2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 2 Colorado Mines | 0 | 0 | 7| 7| 14
No. 1 Ferris State | 7 | 20 | 0| 14| 41

at McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas

* Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 6,333
* TV: ESPNU

Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | Colorado Mines  | Ferris State
1  | 11:21  | 7  | 79  | 3:39  | Ferris State  | Carson Gulker 2-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good  | 0  | 7
2  | 13:16  | 8  | 41  | 2:47  | Ferris State  | 33-yard field goal by Eddie Jewett  | 0  | 10
2  | 8:56  | 5  | 52  | 2:15  | Ferris State  | 22-yard field goal by Eddie Jewett  | 0  | 13
2  | 0:32  | 8  | 75  | 4:23  | Ferris State  | CJ Jefferson 19-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good  | 0  | 20
2  | 0:23  | 1  | 0  | 0:09  | Ferris State  | Sidney McCloud 31 yard Interception Return for Touchdown, Eddie Jewett Kick good  | 0  | 27
3  | 1:02  | 9  | 85  | 2:51  | Colorado Mines  | Michael Zeman 10-yard touchdown reception from John Matocha, Jacob Click kick good  | 7  | 27
4  | 12:12  | 9  | 75  | 3:50  | Ferris State  | Carson Gulker 1-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good  | 7  | 34
4  | 6:24  | 3  | 53  | 0:57  | Colorado Mines  | Josh Johnston 14-yard touchdown reception from John Matocha, Jacob Click kick good  | 14  | 34
4  | 4:24  | 4  | 37  | 2:00  | Ferris State  | Carson Gulker 6-yard touchdown run, Eddie Jewett kick good  | 14  | 41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 14  | 41

## Statistics[edit]

Team statistical comparison  | Statistic  | Colorado Mines | Ferris State

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First downs | 15 | 21
First downs rushing | 2 | 11
First downs passing | 10 | 9
First downs penalty | 3 | 1
Third down efficiency | 1–11 | 7–15
Fourth down efficiency | 1–2 | 0–0
Total plays–net yards | 57–261 | 69–485
Rushing attempts–net yards | 19–4 | 50–214
Yards per rush | 0.2 | 4.3
Yards passing | 208 | 218
Pass completions–attempts | 22–38 | 15–19
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0
Punt returns–total yards | 1–4 | 2–11
Kickoff returns–total yards | 4–45 | 1–14
Punts–average yardage | 7–34.86 | 5–37.2
Fumbles–lost | 1–0 | 4–1
Penalties–yards | 6–50 | 10–83
Time of possession | 23:43 | 36:17
Colorado Mines statistics  | Orediggers passing

| C–A | Yds | TD–INT
John Matocha | 22/38 | 208 | 2–2
Team | 22/38 | 208 | 2–2
Orediggers rushing
| Car | Yds | TD
Michael Zeman | 8 | 26 | 0
John Matocha | 11 | −22 | 0
Team | 19 | 4 | 0
Orediggers receiving
| Rec | Yds | TD
Josh Johnston | 6 | 85 | 1
Tristan Smith | 6 | 42 | 0
Max McLeod | 4 | 30 | 0
Michael Zeman | 3 | 26 | 1
Mason Karp | 3 | 25 | 0
Team | 22 | 208 | 2
Ferris State statistics  | Bulldogs passing

| C–A | Yds | TD–INT
Mylik Mitchell | 14/18 | 170 | 0–0
Brady Rose | 1/1 | 48 | 0–0
Team | 15/19 | 218 | 0–0
Bulldogs rushing
| Car | Yds | TD
Marcus Taylor | 13 | 103 | 0
Brady Rose | 6 | 39 | 0
CJ Jefferson | 4 | 24 | 1
Carson Gulker | 8 | 18 | 3
Mylik Mitchell | 12 | 12 | 0
Emari O'Brien | 1 | 9 | 0
Zamir Lundy-Knighten | 1 | 8 | 0
Evan Cummins | 1 | 4 | 0
James Coby | 0 | 3 | 0
Team | 4 | −6 | 0
Team | 50 | 214 | 4
Bulldogs receiving
| Rec | Yds | TD
Brady Rose | 5 | 83 | 0
CJ Jefferson | 6 | 71 | 0
Marcus Taylor | 1 | 33 | 0
Dezmin Lyburtus | 3 | 31 | 0
Team | 15 | 218 | '0

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2022 DII football championship: Scores, schedule, updates". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
2. ^ "2022 Division II Football Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

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