2008 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

Postseason college football game the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game the FBS (Division I-A) championship game 2008 BCS National Championship Game August 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship FCS National Championship Game 2008 December 19 Football logo.png 2008 NCAA Division I FCS Montana Grizzlies University of Montana 14–1 Big Sky Bobby Hauck 5 4 0 0 0 7 Spiders Richmond University of Richmond 12–3 CAA Mike London 7 — 7 14 0 3 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee Richmond by 1.5http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/odds/las-vegas/line-movement/richmond-@-montana.cfm/date/12-19-2008 Richmond Spiders @ Montana Grizzlies vegasinsider.com December 19, 2008 January 14, 2019 Cooper Castleberry (Southland)https://static.caasports.com/custompages/stats/FB/2008/caafb103.htm Montana vs Richmond caasports.com December 19, 2008 January 7, 2019 17,823 ESPN2https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26973397/on_the_air/ On The Air St. Louis Post-Dispatch D2 December 19, 2008 January 7, 2019 newspapers.com 2007 2009 The 2008 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the Richmond Spiders and the Montana Grizzlies. It was played on December 19, 2008, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The culminating game of the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Richmond, 24–7. Teams The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2008 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket. Richmond Spiders 2008 Richmond Spiders football team Richmond finished their regular season with a 9–3 record (6–2 in conference), after starting their season 4–3 through their first seven games. The Spiders defeated Eastern Kentucky, second-seeded Appalachian State, and third-seeded Northern Iowa to reach the final. This was Richmond's first appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game. Montana Grizzlies 2008 Montana Grizzlies football team Montana finished their regular season with an 11–1 record (7–1 in conference). As the fourth-seed in the tournament, the Grizzlies defeated Texas State, Weber State (who had given Montana their only defeat during the regular season), and top-seeded James Madison to reach the final. This was Montana's sixth appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game, having previously won in 1995 and 2001, and having lost in 1996, 2000, and 2004. Game summary Scoring summary MONT RICH 1 9:02 RICH 11 66 5:58 RecTD Eric Ward John Crone 23 good Andrew Howard 0 7 2 11:29 RICH 3 34 1:14 RushTD Josh Vaughan 5 good Howard 0 14 2 2:13 RICH 12 75 6:52 RecTD Garrett Wilkins Ward 13 good Howard 0 21 4 11:56 MONT 13 69 4:28 RushTD Chase Reynolds 4 good Brody McKnight 7 21 4 6:54 RICH 4 -1 1:32 FG 39 Brian Radford 7 24 7 24 https://www.espn.com/college-football/playbyplay?gameId=283540257 Montana vs. Richmond - Play-By-Play ESPN December 19, 2008 January 7, 2019 Game statistics No. 4 Grizzlies 0 0 0 7 Spiders 7 14 0 3 thumb|right|upright|Montana quarterback Cole Bergquist Montana Grizzlies MONT Richmond Spiders RICH 15 63–306 25–39 267 19–38–1 28:59 16 58–327 39–208 119 13–19–0 31:01 Montana Grizzlies Montana Richmond Spiders Richmond Cole Bergquist 19–36, 267 yds, 1 INT Chase Reynolds 12 car, 47 yds, 1 TD Marc Mariani 7 rec, 172 yds Eric Ward 12–18, 96 yds, 1 TD Josh Vaughan 23 car, 162 yds, 1 TD Tre Gray 6 rec, 44 yds https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=283540257 Montana vs. Richmond - Game Summary December 19, 2008 ESPN January 7, 2019https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26971176/richmond_vs_montana_box_score/ Richmond vs. Montana (box score) Great Falls Tribune Great Falls, Montana 20 December 20, 2008 January 7, 2019 newspapers.com References Further reading https://gogriz.com/news/2008/12/19/Grizzlies_derailed_in_Chattanooga.aspx?path=football Grizzlies derailed in Chattanooga gogriz.com December 19, 2008 January 7, 2019 https://richmondspiders.com/news/2008/12/20/205204974.aspx?path=football Postgame Notes: Richmond Wins National Championship richmondspiders.com December 20, 2008 January 7, 2019 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28081421/the_sports_network_division_iaa_poll/ The Sports Network Division I-AA poll The Sports Network The News Journal Wilmington, Delaware C5 November 11, 2008 February 5, 2019 newspapers.com External links Box score at ESPN Championship Game Category:21st century in Chattanooga, Tennessee Category:NCAA Division I Football Championship Games Category:Montana Grizzlies football games Category:Richmond Spiders football games Category:College football in Tennessee Category:American football competitions in Chattanooga, Tennessee NCAA Division I Football Championship Game NCAA Division I Football Championship Game