2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship 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]

2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Lenoir–Rhyne Bears Northwest Missouri State Bearcats
(13–1) (14–0)
SAC MIAA
28 43
Head coach: 
Mike Houston		 Head coach: 
Adam Dorrel
Seed
1
Seed
1
1234 Total
Lenoir–Rhyne 70714 28
Northwest Missouri State 175714 43
DateDecember 21, 2013
Season2013
StadiumBraly Municipal Stadium
LocationFlorence, Alabama
RefereeDavid Siegle
Attendance6,543
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersTom Hart (play-by-play), John Congemi (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)

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
Semifinals
December 14
Hosted by team with asterisk 		National Championship
December 21
Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, AL
      
3 West Chester 14
1 Lenoir–Rhyne* 42
1 Lenoir–Rhyne 28
1 Northwest Missouri State 43
1 Northwest Missouri State* 27
4 Grand Valley State 10

Game summary
2013 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game
1 2 34Total
No. 1 Lenoir–Rhyne 7 0 71428
No. 1 Northwest Missouri State 17 5 71443

at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, December 21, 2013
  • Game time: Noon EST (11:00 a.m. CST)
  • Game weather: Overcast • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 6,543
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV 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
StatisticsLRNWMS
First downs2419
Plays–yards65–37662–416
Rushes–yards59–27337–139
Passing yards103277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int4–6–015–25–0
Time of possession31:1728:43
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Lenoir–RhynePassingJosh Justice3/3, 69 yards, 1 TD
RushingJarrod Spears13 carries, 108 yards
ReceivingGreyson Wells2 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
Northwest Missouri StatePassingTrevor Adams15/25, 277 yards, 3 TD
RushingBilly Creason13 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingReuben Thomas5 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
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References
  1. "2013 NCAA Division II FOOTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "DII Football Championship History | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. "Northwest Missouri State University - Boxscore for Football vs Lenoir-Rhyne - National Championship on 12/21/2013". bearcatsports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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