2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
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| 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FCS National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 10, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Frisco, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | North Dakota State by 6.5[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Eddy Shelton (Southland)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 20,918[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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]
North Dakota State Bison
The participants of the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2014 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. No. 2 seed North Dakota State and No. 5 seed Illinois State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games.
Led by first-year head coach Chris Klieman, the Bison finished the regular season 11–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with Illinois State) and the No. 2 seed in the FCS Playoffs. North Dakota State defeated unseeded South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina, and unseeded Sam Houston State to reach the final. The Bison entered the Championship game with a 3–0 record in previous FCS Championships, having won the last three straight.
Illinois State Redbirds
Led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds finished the regular season 10–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with North Dakota State) and the No. 5 seed in the FCS Playoffs. Illinois State defeated unseeded Northern Iowa, No. 4 seed Eastern Washington, and No. 1 seed New Hampshire to reach their first-ever final.
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