2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
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, with kickoff at 5:00 p.m. EST, and television coverage on ESPN2.
Teams
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. 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 and the first appearance for both teams in the championship game.National semifinals
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.Game summary
Statistics
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Florida | Passing | Mike Beaudry | 22/48, 252 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| West Florida | Rushing | Chris Schwarz | 14 carries, 45 yards, 2 TD |
| West Florida | Receiving | Antoine Griffin | 8 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Luis Perez | 23/30, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | E.J. Thompson | 21 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Shawn Hooks | 4 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD |