2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game information
Postseason college football game
This article is about the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game. For the FBS (Division I-A) championship game, see 2013 BCS National Championship Game.
College football game
2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
North Dakota State Bison
Sam Houston State Bearkats
(13–1)
(11–3)
MVFC
Southland
39
13
Head coach: Craig Bohl
Head coach: Willie Fritz
TSN
Seed
1
1
TSN
Seed
5
—
1
2
3
4
Total
North Dakota State
3
7
15
14
39
Sam Houston State
0
10
0
3
13
Date
January 5, 2013
Season
2012
Stadium
FC Dallas Stadium[1]
Location
Frisco, Texas
MVP
Brock Jensen (QB, North Dakota State)[2]
Favorite
North Dakota State by 1.5[3]
Referee
Gregg Wilson (Big Sky)[1]
Attendance
21,411[1]
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN2[4]
Announcers
Dave Neal (play-by-play), Jay Walker (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)[4]
NCAA Division I Football Championship
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The 2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the North Dakota State Bison and the Sam Houston State Bearkats. It was played on January 5, 2013, at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The culminating game of the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by North Dakota State, 39–13.
With sponsorship by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Championship presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.[4] The contest was a rematch of the prior season's championship game, which was also won by North Dakota State.
^ abc"Boxscore for Football vs Sam Houston State". gobison.com. January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^"Outstanding players of FCS championship game". ESPN. AP. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
^"Sam Houston State Bearkats @ North Dakota State Bison". vegasinsider.com. January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ abc"College Football NCAA FCS Division I North Dakota State vs Sam Houston State". January 5, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2019 – via YouTube.
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