2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

Not to be confused with 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game or 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship.

2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship
Ferris State Bulldogs Valdosta State Blazers (13–1) (13–0) GLIAC GSC 49 14 Head coach:  Tony Annese Head coach:  Tremaine Jackson Seed 2 Seed 1
1 2 3 4 Total Ferris State 14 14 14 7 49 Valdosta State 0 7 7 0 14
Date	December 21, 2024
Season	2024
Stadium	McKinney ISD Stadium
Location	McKinney, Texas
Referee	Dwight Neibling (MIAA)
Attendance	3,228
United States TV coverage
Network	ESPN2/ESPN+
International TV coverage
Network	Canada: TSN+

The 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a college football game to be played on December 21, 2024, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2024 season. The game was scheduled to begin at 1:00 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The game featured the two finalists of the 28-team playoff bracket, which began on November 23, 2024.[1] The two-seed Ferris State Bulldogs from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) defeated the top-seeded Valdosta State Blazers from the Gulf South Conference (GSC), 49–14. The win gave the Ferris State football program its third national championship.[2]

Teams

The participants of the 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2024 Division II Playoffs, which began on November 23 with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.

National semifinals

Super region champions were reseeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.

	Semifinals December 14, 2024 Hosted by higher seeded team USA: ESPN+ Canada: TSN+					Championship December 21, 2024 McKinney ISD Stadium McKinney, Texas USA: ESPN2/ESPN+ Canada: TSN+
	1	Valdosta State	35
	4	Minnesota State	21
						1	Valdosta State	14
						2	Ferris State	49
	3	Slippery Rock	38
	2	Ferris State	48

Game summary

2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Ferris State	14	14	14	7	49
No. 1 Valdosta State	0	7	7	0	14

at McKinney ISD Stadium • McKinney, Texas

• Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
• Game attendance: 3,228
• Referee: Dwight Neibling
• TV: ESPN2/ESPN+
• [3][4]

Game information

First quarter FSU – Trinidad Chambliss 1-yard run (Mitchell Middleton kick), 7:22. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:48. FSU – Cam Underwood 61-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss (Mitchell Middleton kick), 3:51. Bulldogs 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:29. Second quarter FSU – Kannon Keltzer 30-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss (Mitchell Middleton kick), 12:39. Bulldogs 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 2:09. VSU – Tyler Ajiero 38-yard pass from Sammy Edwards (Austin McKay kick), 1:49. Bulldogs 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:08. FSU – Emari O'Brien 32-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss (Mitchell Middleton kick), 0:10. Bulldogs 28–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 1:08. Third quarter FSU – Trinidad Chambliss 5-yard run (Mitchell Middleton kick), 11:15. Bulldogs 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:45. VSU – Blake Hester 6-yard pass from Sammy Edwards (Austin McKay kick), 7:02. Bulldogs 35–14. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:13. FSU – Tyrone Fowler 16-yard fumble return (Mitchell Middleton kick), 3:53. Bulldogs 42–14. Fourth quarter FSU – Cam Underwood 9-yard pass from Trinidad Chambliss (Mitchell Middleton kick), 13:41. Bulldogs 49–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:12.

Statistics

Statistics	FSU	VSU
First downs	21	19
Plays–yards	64–468	76–389
Rushes–yards	41–251	34–121
Passing yards	214	190
Passing: comp–att–int	14–23–0	25–42–0
Time of possession	29:15	30:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ferris State	Passing	Trinidad Chambliss	11/20, 153 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kannon Katzer	14 rushes, 97 yards
	Receiving	Cam Underwood	3 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD
Valdosta State	Passing	Sammy Edwards	25/42, 190 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Alfonso Franklin	14 rushes, 102 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Ajiero	5 receptions, 57 yards, TD

References

1. "2024 Division II Football Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
2. "Ferris State routs Valdosta State for D-II football title". ESPN. Associated Press. December 21, 2024. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
3. "2024 DII Football Championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
4. "Division II Championship". ESPN. Retrieved December 22, 2024.