2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
1234 Total
Montana 0300 3
South Dakota State 70160 23
DateJanuary 7, 2024
Season2023
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPMark Gronowski (QB, South Dakota State)[1]
FavoriteSouth Dakota State by 12.5[2]
RefereeGary Leeper
Attendance19,512
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC, ESPN+
International TV coverage
NetworkCanada: TSN+
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a college football game played on January 7, 2024, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division I FCS for the 2023 season. The game featured the two finalists of the 24-team playoff bracket, which began on November 25, 2023.[3] The game began at approximately 1:00 p.m. CST and was broadcast on ABC and ESPN+.[4]

Defending champion South Dakota State repeated as FCS champions by defeating Montana, 23–3.[5] It was the Jackrabbits' 29th consecutive victory.[5]

  1. ^ @DomIzzoWDAY (January 7, 2024). "#NDSU AD Matt Larsen presents Mark Gronowski with his FCS Most Outstanding Performance trophy" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ McKinnell, Zach (January 5, 2024). "2024 FCS National Championship Preview & Prediction: South Dakota State vs. Montana". Sports Illustrated FCS Football News, Analysis and More. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Road to the Championship". ncaa.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "ABC to Broadcast 2024 FCS Championship Game from Frisco". bigskyconf.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "South Dakota State repeats as FCS champs with 29th consecutive win, 23-3 over Montana". apnews.com. AP. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.