The 2019 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game, more commonly referred to as the 2019 Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl XLVII, was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division III for the 2019 season. It was played at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas, on December 20, 2019, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPNU.
Teams The participants of the 2019 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2019 Division III Playoffs, a 32-team single-elimination bracket. The game featured North Central, seeking their first championship in their first appearance, and Wisconsin–Whitewater, seeking their seventh championship in their tenth appearance. This was the third meeting between the teams; Wisconsin–Whitewater led the series 2–0 entering the contest.
National semifinals
Game summary
Statistics Statistics UWW NCC First downs 19 22 Plays–yards 84–390 65–436 Rushes–yards 41–207 38–173 Passing yards 183 263 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–43–2 18–27–0 Time of possession 29:50 30:10 Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin–Whitewater Passing Max Meylor 25/42, 183 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Max Meylor 15 carries, 104 yards Receiving Tyler Holte 6 receptions, 64 yardsNorth Central Passing Broc Rutter 18/27, 263 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ethan Greenfield 27 carries, 138 yards, 3 TD Receiving Andrew Kamienski 9 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD
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