2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game


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.
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 defeated the second seed Colorado Mines Orediggers from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, 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.

National semifinals

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

Statistics

StatisticColorado MinesFerris State
First downs1521
First downs rushing211
First downs passing109
First downs penalty31
Third down efficiency1–117–15
Fourth down efficiency1–20–0
Total plays–net yards57–26169–485
Rushing attempts–net yards19–450–214
Yards per rush0.24.3
Yards passing208218
Pass completions–attempts22–3815–19
Interceptions thrown20
Punt returns–total yards1–42–11
Kickoff returns–total yards4–451–14
Punts–average yardage7–34.865–37.2
Fumbles–lost1–04–1
Penalties–yards6–5010–83
Time of possession23:4336:17