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College football game
2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Ferris State Bulldogs Valdosta State Blazers
(13–1) (13–0)
GLIAC GSC
49 14
Head coach: 
Tony Annese
Head coach: 
Tremaine Jackson
Seed
2
Seed
1
1234 Total
Ferris State 1414147 49
Valdosta State 0770 14
DateDecember 21, 2024
Season2024
StadiumMcKinney ISD Stadium
LocationMcKinney, Texas
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2/ESPN+
International TV coverage
NetworkCanada: TSN+
NCAA Division II Football Championship
 < 2023 2025

The 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a college football game to be played on December 21, 2024, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2024 season. The game was scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The game featured the two finalists of the 28-team playoff bracket, which began on November 23, 2024. The two-seed Ferris State Bulldogs from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) defeated the top-seeded Valdosta State Blazers from the Gulf South Conference (GSC), 49–14. The win gave the Ferris State football program its third national championship.

Teams

The participants of the 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2024 Division II Playoffs, which began on November 23 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.

Semifinals
December 14, 2024
Hosted by higher seeded team
USA: ESPN+
Canada: TSN+
Championship
December 21, 2024
McKinney ISD Stadium
McKinney, Texas
USA: ESPN2/ESPN+
Canada: TSN+
      
1 Valdosta State 35
4 Minnesota State 21
1 Valdosta State 14
2 Ferris State 49
3 Slippery Rock 38
2 Ferris State 48

Game summary

2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Ferris State 14 14 14749
No. 1 Valdosta State 0 7 7014

at McKinney ISD StadiumMcKinney, Texas

  • Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 3,228
  • TV: ESPN2/ESPN+

Statistics

Statistics FSU VSU
First downs 21 19
Plays–yards 64–468 76–389
Rushes–yards 41–251 34–121
Passing yards 214 190
Passing: compattint 14–23–0 25–42–0
Time of possession 29:15 30:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Ferris State Passing Trinidad Chambliss 11/20, 153 yds, 3 TD
Rushing Kannon Katzer 14 carries, 97 yds, 0 TD
Receiving Cam Underwood 3 receptions, 86 yds, 2 TD
Valdosta State Passing Sammy Edwards 25/42, 190 yds, 2 TD
Rushing Alfonso Franklin 14 carries, 102 yds, 0 TD
Receiving Tyler Ajiero 5 receptions, 57 yds, 1 TD

References

  1. "Ferris State routs Valdosta State for D-II football title". Associated Press. ESPN. December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  2. "2024 DII Football Championship". NCAA. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  3. "Division II Championship". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
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