2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

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{{infobox college football game

| game_name = NCAA Division I Football Championship

| subheader = FCS National Championship Game

| football_season = 2013

| football_division = NCAA Division I FCS

| year_game_played = 2014

| date_game_played = January 4

| visitor_school = Towson University

| visitor_name_short = Towson

| visitor_nickname = Tigers

| visitor_record = 13–2

| visitor_conference = CAA

| visitor_coach = Rob Ambrose

| visitor_rank_TSN = 5

| visitor_seed = 7

| visitor_1q = 7

| visitor_2q = 0

| visitor_3q = 0

| visitor_4q = 0

| home_school = North Dakota State University

| home_name_short = North Dakota State

| home_nickname = Bison

| home_record = 14–0

| home_conference = MVFC

| home_coach = Craig Bohl

| home_rank_TSN = 1

| home_seed = 1

| home_1q = 7

| home_2q = 14

| home_3q = 7

| home_4q = 7

| stadium = Toyota Stadium

| city = Frisco, Texas

| MVP = Brock Jensen (QB, North Dakota State){{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/25690447 |title=Outstanding players of FCS championship game |agency=AP |website=ESPN |date=January 5, 2019 |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}

| odds = North Dakota State by 16.5{{cite web |url=http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/towson-@-north-dakota-state.cfm/date/1-4-14 |title=Towson Tigers @ North Dakota State Bison |website=vegasinsider.com |date=January 4, 2014 |accessdate=January 13, 2019}}

| referee = Jeff Flanagan (Big South)

| attendance = 19,802{{cite web |url=https://gobison.com/boxscore.aspx?id=6394&path=football |title=Boxscore for Football vs Towson |website=gobison.com |date=January 4, 2019 |accessdate=January 13, 2019}}

| us_network = ESPN2{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27188318/on_the_air/ |title=On The Air |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Connecticut |page=C2 |date=January 4, 2014 |accessdate=January 13, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

| us_announcers = Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)

| different_previous = 2013

| different_next = 2015

}}

The 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the North Dakota State Bison and the Towson Tigers. It was played on January 4, 2014, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The culminating game of the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by North Dakota State, 35–7.

With sponsorship by Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TszHMkUueWg |title=2013 FCS National Championship: North Dakota State vs Towson |date=January 4, 2014 |accessdate=January 13, 2019 |via=YouTube}} This was the third consecutive championship for North Dakota State.

Teams

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2013 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. This was the first tournament with 24 teams in the field; it had been 20 teams for the prior three postseasons.

=North Dakota State Bison=

North Dakota State finished their regular season with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference), including a season-opening win over Kansas State of the FBS. As the first-seed in the tournament, the Bison defeated Furman, Coastal Carolina, and New Hampshire to reach the final. This was North Dakota State's third appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA title game, having won the prior two title games. This was the final game for Craig Bohl as head coach of the Bison, as he had accepted on offer to take the same role with Wyoming.

=Towson Tigers=

Towson finished their regular season with a 10–2 record (6–2 in conference), including a season-opening win over Connecticut of the FBS. As the seventh-seed in the tournament, the Tigers defeated Fordham, second-seed Eastern Illinois, and third-seed Eastern Washington to reach the final. This was Towson's first appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game.

Game summary

The teams traded touchdowns in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bison returned a blocked field goal 59 yards, then scored on the next play to go ahead, 14–7. The Tigers were held scoreless for the remainder of the game, as the Bison won by a 35–7 final score. The Bison became the second team in FCS/Division I-AA history to win three consecutive titles, joining Appalachian State (2005–2007).{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27194406/north_dakota_state_still_reigns_in_fcs/ |title=North Dakota State still reigns in FCS |newspaper=The Boston Globe |agency=AP |page=C15 |date=January 5, 2014 |accessdate=January 13, 2019 |via=newspapers.com}}

=Scoring summary=

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=5:34

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=5

| DriveLength=54

| DriveTime=2:49

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=John Crockett

| yards=2

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Adam Keller

| Visitor=0

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=0:00

| Team=TOWS

| DrivePlays=12

| DriveLength=77

| DriveTime=5:34

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Terrance West

| yards=2

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Drew Evangelista

| Visitor=7

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=4:43

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=1

| DriveLength=5

| DriveTime=0:05

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Ryan Smith

| yards=5

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Keller

| Visitor=7

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=1:05

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=5

| DriveLength=43

| DriveTime=1:30

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Zach Vraa

| QB=Brock Jensen

| yards=12

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Keller

| Visitor=7

| Home=21

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=9:09

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=88

| DriveTime=4:08

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Jensen

| yards=9

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Keller

| Visitor=7

| Home=28

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=13:09

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=7

| DriveLength=31

| DriveTime=3:04

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Sam Ojuri

| yards=1

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Keller

| Visitor=7

| Home=35

}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay?gameId=340042449 |title=Towson vs. North Dakota State - Play-By-Play |website=ESPN |date=January 4, 2014 |accessdate=January 13, 2019}}

=Game statistics=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 7 Tigers

|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|Home=No. 1 Bison

|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7

}}

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{{AmFootballGameStatistics

| Visitor = Towson Tigers

| VisitorDisplay = TOWS

| Home = North Dakota State Bison

| HomeDisplay = NDSU

| VisFirsts = 21

| VisPlaysYds = 79–373

| VisRushing = 35–106

| VisPassYds = 28–44–1

| VisPassing = 267

| VisTOP = 33:38

| HomeFirsts = 15

| HomePlaysYds = 48–345

| HomeRushing = 30–210

| HomePassYds = 13–18–1

| HomePassing = 135

| HomeTOP = 26:22

}}

{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers

| Visitor = Towson Tigers

| VisitorDisplay = Towson

| Home = North Dakota State Bison

| HomeDisplay = North Dakota State

| VisPasser = Peter Athens

| VisPassStats = 28–44, 267 yds, 1 INT

| VisRusher = Terrance West

| VisRushStats = 22 car, 99 yds, 1 TD

| VisReceiver = Derrick Joseph

| VisReceivingStats = 5 rec, 61 yds

| HomePasser = Brock Jensen

| HomePassStats = 13–18, 135 yds, 1 TD

| HomeRusher = John Crockett

| HomeRushStats = 9 car, 86 yds, 1 TD

| HomeReceiver = Zach Vraa

| HomeReceivingStats = 3 rec, 51 yds, 1 TD

}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=340042449 |title=Towson vs. North Dakota State - Game Summary |website=ESPN |date=January 4, 2014 |accessdate=January 13, 2019}}

References

External links

[http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=340042449 Box score] at ESPN
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TszHMkUueWg 2013 FCS National Championship: North Dakota State vs Towson] via YouTube

Championship Game

Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games

Category:North Dakota State Bison football games

Category:Towson Tigers football games

Category:American football competitions in Frisco, Texas

NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship Game

2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

Teams

=North Dakota State Bison=

=Towson Tigers=

Game summary

=Scoring summary=

=Game statistics=

References

Further reading

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