2016 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 = 2015

| football_division = NCAA Division I FCS

| year_game_played = 2016

| date_game_played = January 9

| visitor_school = Jacksonville State University

| visitor_name_short = Jacksonville State

| visitor_nickname = Gamecocks

| visitor_record = 13–1

| visitor_conference = OVC

| visitor_coach = John Grass

| visitor_rank_STATS = 1

| visitor_seed = 1

| visitor_1q = 0

| visitor_2q = 0

| visitor_3q = 10

| visitor_4q = 0

| home_school = North Dakota State University

| home_name_short = North Dakota State

| home_nickname = Bison

| home_record = 12–2

| home_conference = MVFC

| home_coach = Chris Klieman

| home_rank_STATS = 2

| home_seed = 3

| home_1q = 3

| home_2q = 21

| home_3q = 3

| home_4q = 10

| stadium = Toyota Stadium

| city = Frisco, Texas

| MVP = Carson Wentz (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 2.5{{cite web |url=http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/jacksonville-state-@-north-dakota-state.cfm/date/1-9-16 |title=Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ North Dakota State Bison |website=vegasinsider.com |date=January 9, 2016 |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}

| referee = Tony Marcella (CAA){{cite web |title=North Dakota State University Athletics - Boxscore for Football vs Jacksonville State on 1/9/2016 |url=https://gobison.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7326&path=football |website=gobison.com |accessdate=January 6, 2019}}

| attendance = 21,836

| us_network = ESPN2

| us_announcers = Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad D. Brooks (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

| different_previous = 2015

| different_next = 2017

}}

The 2016 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 2015 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 9, 2016, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2015 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship from Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Football Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YdgRcdXpFU |title=2016 FCS Championship Jacksonville State vs North Dakota State |date=January 10, 2016 |accessdate=January 14, 2019 |via=YouTube}}

Teams

The participants of the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2015 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. No. 1 seed Jacksonville State and No. 3 seed North Dakota State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games.

=Jacksonville State Gamecocks=

The Gamecocks, led by second-year head coach John Grass, finished the regular season 10–1, 8–0 in OVC play, to earn a conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the FCS Playoffs. Jacksonville State defeated unseeded Chattanooga, No. 8 seed Charleston Southern, and unseeded Sam Houston State to reach their first ever final.

=North Dakota State Bison=

The Bison, led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman, finished the regular season 8–2, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with Illinois State) and the No. 3 seed in the FCS Playoffs. North Dakota State defeated unseeded Montana, unseeded Northern Iowa, and No. 7 seed Richmond to reach the final. The Bison entered the Championship game with a 4–0 record in previous FCS Championships, having won the last four straight.

Game summary

=Scoring summary=

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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=8:36

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=15

| DriveLength=63

| DriveTime=6:24

| Type=FG

| yards=29

| Kicker=Cam Pedersen

| Visitor=0

| Home=3

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=12:39

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=12

| DriveLength=80

| DriveTime=6:55

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Andrew Bonnet

| QB=Carson Wentz

| yards=8

| Kicker=Cam Pedersen

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=11:13

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=28

| DriveTime=1:15

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Carson Wentz

| yards=11

| Kicker=Cam Pedersen

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=17

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=6:12

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=48

| DriveTime=2:56

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=King Frazier

| yards=1

| Kicker=Cam Pedersen

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=0

| Home=24

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=11:04

| Team=JVST

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=73

| DriveTime=3:56

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Eli Jenkins

| yards=6

| Kicker=Connor Rouleau

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=7

| Home=24

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=3:41

| Team=JVST

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=4

| DriveTime=1:30

| Type=FG

| yards=26

| Kicker=Connor Rouleau

| Visitor=10

| Home=24

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=0:20

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=60

| DriveTime=3:21

| Type=FG

| yards=31

| Kicker=Cam Pedersen

| Visitor=10

| Home=27

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=7:45

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=8

| DriveLength=28

| DriveTime=4:22

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Carson Wentz

| yards=1

| Kicker=Cam Pedersen

| kickresult=good

| Visitor=10

| Home=34

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=4:22

| Team=NDSU

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=2

| DriveTime=2:19

| Type=FG

| yards=38

| Kicker=Cam Pedersen

| Visitor=10

| Home=37

}}

=Game statistics=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 1 Gamecocks

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=10|R4=0

|Home=No. 3 Bison

|H1=3 |H2=21|H3=3 |H4=10}}

File:Toyotastadiumfcs.jpg during the championship game between North Dakota State and Jacksonville State]]

{{AmFootballGameStatistics

| Visitor = Jacksonville State Gamecocks

| VisitorDisplay = JVST

| Home = North Dakota State Bison

| HomeDisplay = NDSU

| VisFirsts = 9

| VisPlaysYds = 51–204

| VisRushing = 31–147

| VisPassYds = 57

| VisPassing = 7–20–2

| VisTOP = 19:09

| HomeFirsts = 24

| HomePlaysYds = 82–379

| HomeRushing = 51–182

| HomePassYds = 197

| HomePassing = 16–31–3

| HomeTOP = 40:51

}}

{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers

| Visitor = Jacksonville State Gamecocks

| VisitorDisplay = Jacksonville State

| Home = North Dakota State Bison

| HomeDisplay = North Dakota State

| VisPasser = Eli Jenkins

| VisPassStats = 7/20, 57 yds, 2 INT

| VisRusher = Eli Jenkins

| VisRushStats = 15 car, 88 yds, 1 TD

| VisReceiver = Josh Barge

| VisReceivingStats = 2 rec, 32 yds

| HomePasser = Carson Wentz

| HomePassStats = 16/29, 197 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

| HomeRusher = Carson Wentz

| HomeRushStats = 9 car, 79 yds, 2 TD

| HomeReceiver = Darrius Shepherd

| HomeReceivingStats = 4 rec, 71 yds

}}

References

External links

[http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400857728 Box score] at ESPN
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YdgRcdXpFU 2016 FCS Championship Jacksonville State vs North Dakota State] via YouTube

Championship Game

Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games

Category:Jacksonville State Gamecocks football games

Category:North Dakota State Bison football games

Category:American football competitions in Frisco, Texas

NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

Teams

=Jacksonville State Gamecocks=

=North Dakota State Bison=

Game summary

=Scoring summary=

=Game statistics=

References

Further reading

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