2023 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
The 2023 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 16, 2023, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2023 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 18, 2022. The three-seed Harding Bisons from the Great American Conference defeated the top-seeded Colorado Mines Orediggers from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, 38–7. The win gave the Harding football program its first national championship.
Teams
The participants of the 2023 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2023 Division II Playoffs, which began on November 18 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
| Statistic | Harding | Colorado Mines |
| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| First downs rushing | 20 | 5 |
| First downs passing | 1 | 12 |
| First downs penalty | 0 | 1 |
| Third down efficiency | 7–11 | 7–12 |
| Fourth down efficiency | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| Total plays–net yards | 60–563 | 54–344 |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 58–502 | 21–71 |
| Yards per rush | 8.7 | 3.4 |
| Yards passing | 46 | 270 |
| Pass completions–attempts | 2–2 | 33–24 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Punt returns–total yards | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 2–17 | 1–3 |
| Punts–average yardage | 1–36.0 | 2–41.5 |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 2–17 | 2–20 |
| Time of possession | 36:10 | 23:50 |