2018 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 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship.
College football game
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
STATS
Seed
4
2
STATS
Seed
1
1
1
2
3
4
Total
North Dakota State
7
10
0
0
17
James Madison
3
3
7
0
13
Date
January 6, 2018
Season
2017
Stadium
Toyota Stadium
Location
Frisco, Texas
MVP
Easton Stick (QB, North Dakota State)[1]
Favorite
North Dakota State by 3
Referee
Michael VanderVelde (Southland)[2]
Attendance
19,090
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN2
Announcers
Dave 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.
^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.
^"North Dakota State vs James Madison". Retrieved January 18, 2019 – via YouTube.
^"Bison Return to FCS Title Game Saturday vs. Defending Champion James Madison". gobison.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
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