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Postseason college football game
College football game
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 .
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Teams
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.
North Dakota State Bison
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.
Game summary
Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NDSU
ILST
1
5:28
5
38
2:33
ILST
Jon-Marc Anderson 13-yard touchdown reception from
Tre Roberson , Nick Aussieker kick good
0
7
1
1:06
8
42
4:22
NDSU
41-yard field goal by Adam Keller
3
7
2
8:43
11
84
5:30
NDSU
Luke Albers 6-yard touchdown reception from
Carson Wentz , Adam Keller kick good
10
7
3
12:55
4
–5
2:05
NDSU
41-yard field goal by Adam Keller
13
7
3
7:28
8
76
3:48
NDSU
John Crockett 7-yard touchdown run, Adam Keller kick good
20
7
3
2:11
8
66
5:17
ILST
James O'Shaughnessy 41-yard touchdown reception from Tre Roberson, Nick Aussieker kick good
20
14
4
11:20
12
62
5:51
NDSU
24-yard field goal by Adam Keller
23
14
4
8:05
6
84
3:15
ILST
James O'Shaughnessy 3-yard touchdown reception from Tre Roberson, Nick Aussieker kick good
23
21
4
1:38
5
80
0:44
ILST
Tre Roberson 58-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed
23
27
4
0:37
6
78
1:01
NDSU
Carson Wentz 5-yard touchdown run, Adam Keller kick blocked
29
27
"TOP" =
time of possession . For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football .
29
27
Game statistics
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Bison
3
7
10
9
29
No. 5 Redbirds
7
0
7
13
27
North Dakota State quarterback
Carson Wentz
Statistics
NDSU
ILST
First downs
22
16
Plays–yards
72–452
50–424
Rushes–yards
50–215
27–267
Passing yards
237
157
Passing: comp–att–int
15–22–0
11–23–1
Time of possession
37:15
22:45
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
North Dakota State
Passing
Carson Wentz
15/22, 237 yds, 1 TD
Rushing
Carson Wentz
16 car, 87 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
R. J. Urzendowski
5 rec, 100 yds
Illinois State
Passing
Tre Roberson
11/23, 157 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Tre Roberson
11 car, 161 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
James O'Shaughnessy
2 rec, 44 yds, 2 TD
References
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a
b
c
"North Dakota State University Athletics - Boxscore for Football vs Illinois State on 1/10/2015" . gobison.com . Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
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"Outstanding players of FCS championship game" .
ESPN .
AP . January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
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"Illinois State Redbirds @ North Dakota State Bison" . vegasinsider.com . January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
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"On The Air" .
Hartford Courant .
Hartford, Connecticut . January 10, 2015. p. C2. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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a
b
"2014 FCS Championship North Dakota State vs Illinois State" . January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via
YouTube .
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