2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

This article is about the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game. For the FBS (Division I-A) championship game, see 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.

2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
North Dakota State Bison Illinois State Redbirds
(14–1) (13–1)
MVFC MVFC
29 27
Head coach: 
Chris Klieman		 Head coach: 
Brock Spack
TSNSeed
22
TSNSeed
75
1234 Total
North Dakota State 37109 29
Illinois State 70713 27
DateJanuary 10, 2015
Season2014
StadiumToyota Stadium[1]
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPCarson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)[2]
FavoriteNorth Dakota State by 6.5[3]
RefereeEddy Shelton (Southland)[1]
Attendance20,918[1]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2[4]
AnnouncersAnish Shroff (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)[5]
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2015 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 2014 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 10, 2015, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST, and was the culminating game of the 2014 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship by Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "North Dakota State University Athletics - Boxscore for Football vs Illinois State on 1/10/2015". gobison.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Outstanding players of FCS championship game". ESPN. AP. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "Illinois State Redbirds @ North Dakota State Bison". vegasinsider.com. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "On The Air". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 10, 2015. p. C2. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "2014 FCS Championship North Dakota State vs Illinois State". January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via YouTube.