2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

Postseason college football game the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game the FBS (Division I-A) championship game 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship August 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship FCS National Championship Game 2015 NCAA Division I FCS 2016 January 9 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State Gamecocks 13–1 OVC John Grass 1 1 0 0 10 0 North Dakota State University North Dakota State Bison 12–2 MVFC Chris Klieman 2 3 3 21 3 10 Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)http://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 2.5http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/jacksonville-state-@-north-dakota-state.cfm/date/1-9-16 Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ North Dakota State Bison vegasinsider.com January 9, 2016 January 6, 2019 Tony Marcella (CAA)North Dakota State University Athletics - Boxscore for Football vs Jacksonville State on 1/9/2016 https://gobison.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7326&path=football gobison.com January 6, 2019 21,836 ESPN2 Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad D. Brooks (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline) 2015 2017 The 2016 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 2015 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 9, 2016, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2015 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship from Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Football Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YdgRcdXpFU 2016 FCS Championship Jacksonville State vs North Dakota State January 10, 2016 January 14, 2019 YouTube Teams The participants of the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2015 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. No. 1 seed Jacksonville State and No. 3 seed North Dakota State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games. Jacksonville State Gamecocks 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team The Gamecocks, led by second-year head coach John Grass, finished the regular season 10–1, 8–0 in OVC play, to earn a conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the FCS Playoffs. Jacksonville State defeated unseeded Chattanooga, No. 8 seed Charleston Southern, and unseeded Sam Houston State to reach their first ever final. North Dakota State Bison 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team The Bison, led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman, finished the regular season 8–2, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with Illinois State) and the No. 3 seed in the FCS Playoffs. North Dakota State defeated unseeded Montana, unseeded Northern Iowa, and No. 7 seed Richmond to reach the final. The Bison entered the Championship game with a 4–0 record in previous FCS Championships, having won the last four straight. Game summary Scoring summary JVST NDSU 1 8:36 NDSU 15 63 6:24 FG 29 Cam Pedersen 0 3 2 12:39 NDSU 12 80 6:55 RecTD Andrew Bonnet Carson Wentz 8 Cam Pedersen good 0 10 2 11:13 NDSU 4 28 1:15 RushTD Carson Wentz 11 Cam Pedersen good 0 17 2 6:12 NDSU 6 48 2:56 RushTD King Frazier 1 Cam Pedersen good 0 24 3 11:04 JVST 8 73 3:56 RushTD Eli Jenkins 6 Connor Rouleau good 7 24 3 3:41 JVST 4 4 1:30 FG 26 Connor Rouleau 10 24 3 0:20 NDSU 8 60 3:21 FG 31 Cam Pedersen 10 27 4 7:45 NDSU 8 28 4:22 RushTD Carson Wentz 1 Cam Pedersen good 10 34 4 4:22 NDSU 4 2 2:19 FG 38 Cam Pedersen 10 37 10 37 Game statistics No. 1 Gamecocks 0 0 10 0 No. 3 Bison 3 21 3 10 thumb|Toyota Stadium during the championship game between North Dakota State and Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Gamecocks JVST North Dakota State Bison NDSU 9 51–204 31–147 57 7–20–2 19:09 24 82–379 51–182 197 16–31–3 40:51 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Eli Jenkins 7/20, 57 yds, 2 INT Eli Jenkins 15 car, 88 yds, 1 TD Josh Barge 2 rec, 32 yds Carson Wentz 16/29, 197 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Carson Wentz 9 car, 79 yds, 2 TD Darrius Shepherd 4 rec, 71 yds References Further reading https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/tony-marcella-takes-center-stage-as-referee-in-d-i-fcs-title-game,201729 Tony Marcella takes center stage as referee in D-I FCS title game Howard Herman The Berkshire Eagle January 8, 2016 January 18, 2019 External links Box score at ESPN 2016 FCS Championship Jacksonville State vs North Dakota State via YouTube Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Jacksonville State Gamecocks football games Category:North Dakota State Bison football games Category:American football competitions in Frisco, Texas NCAA Division I Football Championship Game NCAA Division I Football Championship Game