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 (3:00 p.m. local CST), 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 Statistics FSU VAL First downs 26 27 Plays–yards 67–449 75–496 Rushes–yards 48–270 42–122 Passing yards 179 374 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–19–1 20–33–0 Time of possession 27:10 32:50 Team Category Player StatisticsFerris State Passing Jayru Campbell 10/18, 99 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jayru Campbell 22 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keyondre Craig 3 receptions, 89 yards, 2 TDValdosta State Passing Rogan Wells 19/31, 349 yards, 5 TD Rushing Jamar Thompkins 16 carries, 72 yards Receiving Lio'undre Gallimore 4 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD
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