Английская Википедия:2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

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Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox college football game The 2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2021 season. It was played at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, on December 18, 2021, with kickoff at 9:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPNU.

The championship featured the top-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference easily defeating the second-seed Valdosta State from the Gulf South Conference, 58–17. The win gave Ferris State their football program's first national championship.

Teams

The participants of the 2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2021 Division II Playoffs, which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals. The 2021 game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 2 seed Valdosta State and No. 1 seed Ferris State. This was the second meeting between the two teams. The first meeting was for the 2018 Championship game, which Valdosta State defeated Ferris State by two points, 49–47. This was Ferris State's second championship game appearance, and Valdosta State's fifth; the Blazers were 4–1 in previous appearances.

National semifinals

Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals. Шаблон:4TeamBracket

Game summary

Statistics

Statistics	style="Шаблон:CollegeSecondaryStyle"|VAL	style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle"|FSU
First downs	18	19
Total yards	268	581
Rushing yards	110	459
Passing yards	158	122
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	28:53	31:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
rowspan=3 style="Шаблон:CollegeSecondaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Valdosta State	Passing	Ivory Durham	14/34, 158 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Ivory Durham	13 carries, 45 yards
Receiving	Brian Saunds	3 receptions, 64 yards
rowspan=3 style="Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle; text-align:center;"|Ferris State	Passing	Mylik Mitchell	3/6, 122 yards, 1 TD
Rushing	Jared Bernhardt	14 carries, 148 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Xavier Wade	1 receptions, 72 yards