2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
{{Short description|Postseason college football game}}
{{distinguish|2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game|2022 College Football Playoff National Championship}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{infobox college football game
| name =
| year_game_played = 2022
| game_name = NCAA Division II Football Championship
| visitor_name_short = Colorado Mines
| visitor_nickname = Orediggers
| home_nickname = Bulldogs
| visitor_school = Colorado School of Mines
| home_name_short = Ferris State
| football_season = 2022
| home_school = Ferris State University
| visitor_record = 13–3
| home_record = 14–1
| visitor_conference = RMAC
| home_conference = GLIAC
| visitor_1q = 0
| home_1q = 7
| visitor_2q = 0
| visitor_3q = 7
| visitor_4q = 7
| home_2q = 20
| home_3q = 0
| home_4q = 14
| visitor_coach = Brandon Moore
| home_coach = Tony Annese
| visitor_seed = 2
| home_seed = 1
| date_game_played = December 17
| stadium = McKinney ISD Stadium
| city = McKinney, Texas
| attendance = 6,333
| us_network = ESPNU
| different_previous = 2021
| different_next = 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.{{cite web |title=2022 DII football championship: Scores, schedule, updates |url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/football/d2/2022-dii-football-championship-scores-schedule-updates |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=November 17, 2022 |language=en}}
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
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.{{cite web |title=2022 Division II Football Official Bracket |url=https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/d2/2022 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=November 16, 2022 |language=en}}
=National semifinals=
Super region champions were reseeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = Semifinals
December 10
{{small|Hosted by higher seeded team}}
| RD2 = National Championship
December 17
{{small|McKinney ISD Stadium, McKinney, TX}}
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = {{cfb link|year=2022|team=Ferris State Bulldogs football|title=Ferris State}}
| RD1-score1 = 38
| RD1-seed2 = 4
| RD1-team2 = {{cfb link|year=2022|team=West Florida Argonauts football|title=West Florida}}
| RD1-score2 = 17
| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = {{cfb link|year=2022|team=Colorado Mines Orediggers football|title=Colorado Mines}}
| RD1-score3 = 44
| RD1-seed4 = 3
| RD1-team4 = {{cfb link|year=2022|team=Shepherd Rams football|title=Shepherd}}
| RD1-score4 = 17
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = Ferris State
| RD2-score1 = 41
| RD2-seed2 = 2
| RD2-team2 = Colorado Mines
| RD2-score2 = 14
}}
Game summary
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|title=2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
|date=Saturday, December 17, 2022
|time=12:00 p.m. CST
|road=No. 2 Colorado Mines
|R1=0|R2=0|R3=7|R4=7
|home=No. 1 Ferris State
|H1=7|H2=20|H3=0|H4=14
|stadium= McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas
|attendance=6,333
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{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart |VisitorName=Colorado Mines |HomeName=Ferris State |state=autocollapse}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=1
| Time=11:21
| Team= Ferris State
| DrivePlays= 7
| DriveLength=79
| DriveTime=3:39
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Carson Gulker
| yards= 2
| Kicker= Eddie Jewett
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=0
| Home=7
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=13:16
| Team=Ferris State
| DrivePlays=8
| DriveLength=41
| DriveTime=2:47
| Type=FG
| yards=33
| Kicker= Eddie Jewett
| kickresult=
| Visitor=0
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=8:56
| Team=Ferris State
| DrivePlays=5
| DriveLength=52
| DriveTime=2:15
| Type=FG
| yards=22
| Kicker= Eddie Jewett
| kickresult=
| Visitor=0
| Home=13
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:32
| Team=Ferris State
| DrivePlays=8
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=4:23
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= CJ Jefferson
| yards=19
| Kicker= Eddie Jewett
| kickresult= good
| Visitor=0
| Home=20
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=0:23
| Team=Ferris State
| DrivePlays=1
| DriveLength=0
| DriveTime=0:09
| Type=Other
|Other= Sidney McCloud 31 yard Interception Return for Touchdown, Eddie Jewett Kick good
| yards=31
| Kicker= Eddie Jewett
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=0
| Home=27
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=1:02
| Team=Colorado Mines
| DrivePlays=9
| DriveLength=85
| DriveTime=2:51
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Michael Zeman
| QB=John Matocha
| yards=10
| Kicker= Jacob Click
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=7
| Home=27
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=12:12
| Team= Ferris State
| DrivePlays= 9
| DriveLength=75
| DriveTime=3:50
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Carson Gulker
| yards= 1
| Kicker= Eddie Jewett
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=7
| Home=34
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=6:24
| Team=Colorado Mines
| DrivePlays=3
| DriveLength=53
| DriveTime=0:57
| Type=RecTD
| Receiver= Josh Johnston
| QB=John Matocha
| yards=14
| Kicker= Jacob Click
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=14
| Home=34
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=4
| Time=4:24
| Team= Ferris State
| DrivePlays= 4
| DriveLength=37
| DriveTime=2:00
| Type=RushTD
| Runner= Carson Gulker
| yards= 6
| Kicker= Eddie Jewett
| kickresult=good
| Visitor=14
| Home=41
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd |Visitor=14|Home=41}}
Statistics
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable"
|+Team statistical comparison | ||
| Statistic
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Mines Orediggers|color=white}}"|Colorado Mines !style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs|color=white}}"|Ferris State | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Colorado Mines statistics | |||
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Mines Orediggers|color=white}}"|Orediggers passing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} | |||
| John Matocha | 22/38 | 208 | 2–2 |
| Team | 22/38 | 208 | 2–2 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Mines Orediggers|color=white}}"|Orediggers rushing | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | |||
| Michael Zeman | 8 | 26 | 0 |
| John Matocha | 11 | −22 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Colorado Mines Orediggers|color=white}}"|Orediggers receiving | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} | |||
| 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 |
{{col-3}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Ferris State statistics | |||
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs|color=white}}"|Bulldogs passing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|C–A|Completions–Attempts}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD–INT|Passing touchdowns–Interceptions thrown}} | |||
| Mylik Mitchell | 14/18 | 170 | 0–0 |
| Brady Rose | 1/1 | 48 | 0–0 |
| Team | 15/19 | 218 | 0–0 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs|color=white}}"|Bulldogs rushing | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Car|Carries}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | |||
| 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 |
| colspan="6" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Ferris State Bulldogs|color=white}}"|Bulldogs receiving | |||
| scope="col"|
!scope="col"|{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}} !scope="col"|{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}} | |||
| Brady Rose | 5 | 83 | 0 |
| CJ Jefferson | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| Marcus Taylor | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Dezmin Lyburtus | 3 | 31 | 0 |
| Team | 15 | 218 | '0 |
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References
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{{NCAA Division II football navbox}}
{{Ferris State Bulldogs football navbox}}
{{Colorado Mines Orediggers football navbox}}
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