2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

Postseason college football game the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game the FBS (Division I-A) championship game 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship August 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship FCS National Championship Game 2014 NCAA Division I FCS 2015 January 10 North Dakota State University North Dakota State Bison 14–1 MVFC Chris Klieman 2 2 3 7 10 9 Illinois State University Illinois State Redbirds 13–1 MVFC Brock Spack 7 5 7 0 7 13 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)https://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/25690447 Outstanding players of FCS championship game AP ESPN January 5, 2019 January 6, 2019 North Dakota State by 6.5http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/illinois-state-@-north-dakota-state.cfm/date/1-10-15 Illinois State Redbirds @ North Dakota State Bison vegasinsider.com January 10, 2015 January 6, 2019 Eddy Shelton (Southland)North Dakota State University Athletics - Boxscore for Football vs Illinois State on 1/10/2015 https://gobison.com/boxscore.aspx?path=football&id=6864 gobison.com January 6, 2019 20,918 ESPN2https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27196134/on_the_air/ On The Air Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut C2 January 10, 2015 January 13, 2019 newspapers.com Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7363rXTExc 2014 FCS Championship North Dakota State vs Illinois State YouTube January 10, 2015 January 13, 2019 2014 2016 The 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the 2014 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 10, 2015, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST, and was the culminating game of the 2014 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship by Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual. Teams The participants of the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2014 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. No. 2 seed North Dakota State and No. 5 seed Illinois State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games. North Dakota State Bison 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team Led by first-year head coach Chris Klieman, the Bison finished the regular season 11–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with Illinois State) and the No. 2 seed in the FCS Playoffs. North Dakota State defeated unseeded South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina, and unseeded Sam Houston State to reach the final. The Bison entered the Championship game with a 3–0 record in previous FCS Championships, having won the last three straight. Illinois State Redbirds 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team Led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds finished the regular season 10–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with North Dakota State) and the No. 5 seed in the FCS Playoffs. Illinois State defeated unseeded Northern Iowa, No. 4 seed Eastern Washington, and No. 1 seed New Hampshire to reach their first-ever final. Game summary Scoring summary NDSU ILST 1 5:28 ILST 5 38 2:33 RecTD Jon-Marc Anderson Tre Roberson 13 Nick Aussieker good 0 7 1 1:06 NDSU 8 42 4:22 FG 41 Adam Keller 3 7 2 8:43 NDSU 11 84 5:30 RecTD Luke Albers Carson Wentz 6 Adam Keller good 10 7 3 12:55 NDSU 4 –5 2:05 FG 41 Adam Keller 13 7 3 7:28 NDSU 8 76 3:48 RushTD John Crockett 7 Adam Keller good 20 7 3 2:11 ILST 8 66 5:17 RecTD James O'Shaughnessy Tre Roberson 41 Nick Aussieker good 20 14 4 11:20 NDSU 12 62 5:51 FG 24 Adam Keller 23 14 4 8:05 ILST 6 84 3:15 RecTD James O'Shaughnessy Tre Roberson 3 Nick Aussieker good 23 21 4 1:38 ILST 5 80 0:44 RushTD Tre Roberson 58 pass failed 23 27 4 0:37 NDSU 6 78 1:01 RushTD Carson Wentz 5 Adam Keller blocked 29 27 29 27 Game statistics No. 2 Bison 3 7 10 9 No. 5 Redbirds 7 0 7 13 thumb|right|upright|North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz North Dakota State Bison NDSU Illinois State Redbirds ILST 22 72–452 50–215 237 15–22–0 37:15 16 50–424 27–267 157 11–23–1 22:45 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Carson Wentz 15/22, 237 yds, 1 TD Carson Wentz 16 car, 87 yds, 1 TD R. J. Urzendowski 5 rec, 100 yds Tre Roberson 11/23, 157 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Tre Roberson 11 car, 161 yds, 1 TD James O'Shaughnessy 2 rec, 44 yds, 2 TD References External links Box score at ESPN 2014 FCS Championship North Dakota State vs Illinois State via YouTube Category:2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Illinois State Redbirds football games Category:North Dakota State Bison football games Category:American football competitions in Frisco, Texas NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship Game NCAA Division I FCS Football Championship Game