2016 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 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship.

2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
Jacksonville State Gamecocks North Dakota State Bison
(13–1) (12–2)
OVC MVFC
10 37
Head coach: 
John Grass		 Head coach: 
Chris Klieman
STATSSeed
11
STATSSeed
23
1234 Total
Jacksonville State 00100 10
North Dakota State 321310 37
DateJanuary 9, 2016
Season2015
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPCarson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)[1]
FavoriteNorth Dakota State by 2.5[2]
RefereeTony Marcella (CAA)[3]
Attendance21,836
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2[4]
AnnouncersAnish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad D. Brooks (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)[4]
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2016 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 2015 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 9, 2016, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2015 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship from Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Football Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual.[4]

  1. ^ "Outstanding players of FCS championship game". ESPN. AP. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ North Dakota State Bison". vegasinsider.com. January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  3. ^ "North Dakota State University Athletics - Boxscore for Football vs Jacksonville State on 1/9/2016". gobison.com. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "2016 FCS Championship Jacksonville State vs North Dakota State". January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2019 – via YouTube.