2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

Postseason college football game the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game the FBS (Division I-A) championship game 2011 BCS National Championship Game August 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship FCS National Championship Game 2010 NCAA Division I FCS 2011 January 7 University of Delaware Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 12–2 CAA K. C. Keeler 5 3 6 6 7 0 Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington Eagles 12–2 Big Sky Beau Baldwin 1 5 0 0 6 14 Pizza Hut Park Frisco, Texas Bo Levi Mitchell (QB, Eastern Washington)http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/ncf/id/25690447 Outstanding players of FCS championship game AP ESPN January 5, 2019 January 6, 2019 Delaware by 8.5http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/eastern-washington-@-delaware.cfm/date/1-07-2011 Eastern Washington Eagles @ Delaware Blue Hens vegasinsider.com January 7, 2011 January 13, 2019 Rodney Burnette (SoCon)https://static.caasports.com/custompages/stats/FB/2010/caafb079.htm Delaware vs Eastern Washington caasports.com January 7, 2011 January 10, 2019 13,027 ESPN2 2009 2012 The 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens and the Eastern Washington Eagles. It was played on January 7, 2011, at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. The culminating game of the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Eastern Washington, 20–19. This was the first FCS (formerly Division I-AA) title game played in Frisco, after the prior 13 editions had been contested at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. With the tournament field expanded from 16 to 20 teams, this was also the first time for the title game to be contested in January, several weeks after the semifinals. Played on a Friday night with a kickoff shortly after 6:00 p.m. CST, it was broadcast on ESPN2. Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2010 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 20-team bracket. This was the first season of 20 teams in the tournament field; it had been 16 teams since 1986. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 2010 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team Delaware finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (6–2 in conference). As the third-seed in the tournament, the Fightin' Blue Hens defeated Lehigh, New Hampshire, and Georgia Southern to reach the final. This was Delaware's fourth appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA title game, having previously won in 2003, and having lost in 1982 and 2007. Eastern Washington Eagles 2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football team Eastern Washington finished their regular season with a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference), with one of their losses coming to Nevada of the FBS. As the fifth-seed in the tournament, the Eagles defeated Southeast Missouri State, North Dakota State, and Villanova to reach the final. This was Eastern Washington's first appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game. Game summary Delaware held a 12–0 lead at halftime and had extended their lead to 19–0 with under five minutes remaining in the third quarter, only to see Eastern Washington score three touchdowns in the remainder of the game to win the title, 20–19. Scoring summary DEL EWU 1 5:14 DEL 14 80 6:09 RushTD Andrew Pierce 3 blocked Mike Perry 6 0 2 12:29 DEL 13 76 5:16 FG 21 Perry 9 0 2 6:46 DEL 10 49 3:27 FG 33 Perry 12 0 3 7:12 DEL 10 60 4:43 RushTD David Hayes 1 good Perry 19 0 3 3:15 EWU 5 80 1:30 RecTD Brandon Kaufman Bo Levi Mitchell 22 pass incomplete 19 6 4 3:15 EWU 14 89 4:47 RecTD Nicholas Edwards Mitchell 9 good Jarrett 19 13 4 2:47 EWU 8 63 3:25 RecTD Kaufman Mitchell 11 good Jarrett 19 20 19 20 http://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay?gameId=310070331 Delaware vs. Eastern Washington - Play-By-Play ESPN January 7, 2011 January 10, 2019https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27052283/as_hens_19point_lead_crumbles_title/ As Hens' 19-point lead crumbles, title hopes buried Kevin Tresolini The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware C1 January 8, 2011 January 10, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/27052302/hens_missed_extra_point_early_field/ Hens: Missed extra point, early field goals haunt UD Kevin Tresolini The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware C2 January 8, 2011 January 10, 2019 newspapers.com Game statistics No. 3 Fightin' Blue Hens 6 6 7 0 No. 5 Eagles 0 0 6 14 thumb|right|upright|Delaware quarterback Pat Devlin Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens DEL Eastern Washington Eagles EWU 26 80–417 46–197 220 22–34–1 33:41 20 64–327 21–25 302 29–43–1 26:19 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington Pat Devlin 22–34, 220 yds, 1 INT Andrew Pierce 28 car, 142 yds, 1 TD Nihja White 5 rec, 73 yds Bo Levi Mitchell 29–43, 302 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Mario Brown 13 car, 23 yds Nicholas Edwards 6 rec, 74 yds, 1 TD http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=310070331 Delaware vs. Eastern Washington - Game Summary ESPN January 7, 2011 January 10, 2019https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27052331/championship_box_score/ Championship (box score) Great Falls Tribune Great Falls, Montana 18 January 8, 2011 January 10, 2019 newspapers.com References External links Box score at ESPN Eastern Washington O vs Delaware D 2011 FCS Championship via YouTube Eastern Washington D vs Delaware O 2011 FCS Championship via YouTube Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football games Category:Eastern Washington Eagles football games Category:American football competitions in Frisco, Texas NCAA Division I Football Championship Game NCAA Division I Football Championship Game