2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game


The 2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2018 season. It was played at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, on December 15, 2018, with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST, and television coverage on ESPNU.

Teams

The participants of the 2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2018 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. 3 seed Ferris State and No. 1 seed Valdosta State. This was the first meeting between the two teams. This was Ferris State's first championship game appearance, and Valdosta State's fourth; the Blazers were 3–1 in previous appearances.

National semifinals

Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.

Game summary

Statistics

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ferris StatePassingJayru Campbell10/18, 99 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Ferris StateRushingJayru Campbell22 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
Ferris StateReceivingKeyondre Craig3 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TD
Valdosta StatePassingRogan Wells19/31, 349 yards, 5 TD
Valdosta StateRushingJamar Thompkins16 carries, 72 yards
Valdosta StateReceivingLio'undre Gallimore4 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD