2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Postseason college football game
College football game
The 2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2013 season . It was played at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama , on December 21, 2013, with kickoff at noon EST (11:00 a.m. local CST ), and television coverage on ESPN2 .[1]
Teams
The participants of the 2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2013 Division II Playoffs , which began with teams seeded 3–6 in each super region playing in the first round, the winners of which faced teams seeded 1–2 in the second round. From there, the bracket was a sixteen-team single-elimination tournament.[1] The game featured the No. 1 seed Lenoir–Rhyne Bears and the No. 1 seed Northwest Missouri State Bearcats . This was the eighth championship game appearance for the Bearcats and the first championship game appearance for the Bears.[2]
National semifinals
Game summary
2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 1 Lenoir–Rhyne
7
0
7 14 28
No. 1 Northwest Missouri State
17
5
7 14 43
at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, Alabama
Date : Saturday, December 21, 2013Game time : Noon EST (11:00 a.m. CST )Game weather : Overcast • Temperature : 67 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 6,543Referee : David SiegleTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Tom Hart (play-by-play), John Congemi (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)Sources :[3]
Game information
First quarter
(11:38) NWMS - Reuben Thomas 29 yard pass from Trevor Adams, Simon Mathieson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:53; Northwest Missouri State 3–0 )
(6:27) NWMS - Simon Mathieson 28 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:24; Northwest Missouri State 10–0 )
(5:03) NWMS - Billy Creason 4 yard rush, Simon Mathieson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:11; Northwest Missouri State 17–0 )
(1:16) LR - Chris Robinson 3 yard rush, Zach Neumann kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47; Northwest Missouri State 17–7 )
Second quarter
(5:56) NWMS – Punt blocked through the back of the end zone, safety (Northwest Missouri State 19–7 )
(0:00) NWMS - Simon Mathieson 20 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:56; Northwest Missouri State 22–7 )
Third quarter
(7:39) NWMS - Reuben Thomas 30 yard pass from Trevor Adams, Simon Mathieson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:44; Northwest Missouri State 29–7 )
(6:01) LR - Greyson Wells 59 yard pass from Josh Justice, Zach Neumann kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:38; Northwest Missouri State 29–14 )
Fourth quarter
(11:36) NWMS - Brady Bolles 4 yard rush, Simon Mathieson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:59; Northwest Missouri State 36–14 )
(8:35) LR - Greyson Wells 34 yard pass from Corron Boston, Zach Neumann kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:01; Northwest Missouri State 36–21 )
(2:56) NWMS - Jason Jozaites 17 yard pass from Trevor Adams, Simon Mathieson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:39; Northwest Missouri State 43–21 )
(1:04) LR - Josh Justice 1 yard rush, Zach Neumann kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; Northwest Missouri State 43–28 )
Statistics
Statistics
LR
NWMS
First downs
24
19
Plays–yards
65–376
62–416
Rushes–yards
59–273
37–139
Passing yards
103
277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
4–6–0
15–25–0
Time of possession
31:17
28:43
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Lenoir–Rhyne
Passing
Josh Justice
3/3, 69 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Jarrod Spears
13 carries, 108 yards
Receiving
Greyson Wells
2 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Northwest Missouri State
Passing
Trevor Adams
15/25, 277 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Billy Creason
13 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Reuben Thomas
5 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
References
Seasons
Playoffs
Championship games
Records & statistics
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