2018 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 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.

2018 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
North Dakota State Bison James Madison Dukes
(13–1) (14–0)
MVFC CAA
17 13
Head coach: 
Chris Klieman		 Head coach: 
Mike Houston
STATSSeed
42
STATSSeed
11
1234 Total
North Dakota State 71000 17
James Madison 3370 13
DateJanuary 6, 2018
Season2017
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPEaston Stick (QB, North Dakota State)[1]
FavoriteNorth Dakota State by 3
RefereeMichael VanderVelde (Southland)[2]
Attendance19,090
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersDave Neal (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)[3]
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2018 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 2017 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 6, 2018, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2017 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship from Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Football Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual.

  1. ^ Carroll, Charlotte (January 6, 2018). "North Dakota State Beats James Madison University for 6th FCS Title in 7 Years". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State vs James Madison". January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2019 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Bison Return to FCS Title Game Saturday vs. Defending Champion James Madison". gobison.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.