2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

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2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship
West Florida Argonauts Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
(11–3) (13–1)
Gulf South Lone Star
27 37
Head coach: 
Pete Shinnick		 Head coach: 
Colby Carthel
Seed
4
Seed
2
1234 Total
West Florida 7767 27
Texas A&M–Commerce 146143 37
DateDecember 16, 2017
Season2017
StadiumChildren's Mercy Park
LocationKansas City, Kansas
RefereeDwight Neibling
Attendance4,259
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
NCAA Division II Football Championship
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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 West Florida 7 7 6727
No. 2 Texas A&M–Commerce 14 6 14337

at Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, Kansas

  • Date: Saturday, December 16, 2017
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. CST)
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 4,259
  • Referee: Dwight Neibling
  • TV: ESPN2
  • Sources:[5]
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:52) TAMC – Luis Perez 50 yard pass to Shawn Hooks, Kristov Martinez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, 3:08; Texas A&M–Commerce 7–0)
  • (2:24) UWF – Chris Schwarz 1 yard rush, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:45; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:10) TAMC – Reggie Kincade 99 yard kick return, Kristov Martinez kick (Texas A&M–Commerce 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:42) TAMC – Kristov Martinez 29 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:21; Texas A&M–Commerce 17–7)
  • (8:51) TAMC – Kristov Martinez 29 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:57; Texas A&M–Commerce 20–7)
  • (0:58) UWF – Mike Beaudry 20 yard pass to Antoine Griffin, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:51; Texas A&M–Commerce 20–14)
Third Quarter
  • (10:03) UWF – Austin Williams 27 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, –5 yards, 1:58; Texas A&M–Commerce 20–17)
  • (6:08) TAMC – E.J. Thompson 9 yard rush, Kristov Martinez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:52; Texas A&M–Commerce 27–17)
  • (1:57) UWF – Austin Williams 47 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:14; Texas A&M–Commerce 27–20)
  • (0:03) TAMC – Luis Perez 40 yard pass to Marquis Wimberly, Kristov Martinez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:21; Texas A&M–Commerce 34–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (7:41) TAMC – Kristov Martinez 19 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:34; Texas A&M–Commerce 37–20)
  • (4:45) UWF – Chris Schwarz 3 yard rush, Austin Williams kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Texas A&M–Commerce 37–27)

Statistics[edit]

Statistics UWF TAMC
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
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[edit]

  1. ^ "Tex. A&M-Commerce vs DII Football Game Summary - December 16th, 2017 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "2017 Division II Football Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Football History vs University of West Florida". Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "DII Football Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "Football vs West Florida on 12/16/2017 - Box Score". Texas A&M University-Commerce Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
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