NCAA Division III college football championship game
College football game
2022 NCAA Division III Football Championship |
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Stagg Bowl XLIX |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Mount Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | North Central | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 | |
Date | December 16, 2022 |
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Season | 2022 |
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Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
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Location | Annapolis, Maryland |
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Attendance | 3,231 |
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United States TV coverage |
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Network | ESPNU |
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The 2022 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game, more commonly referred to as the 2022 Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl XLIX, was a postseason college football game played on December 16, 2022, at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. It determined a national champion in NCAA Division III for the 2022 season. The game began at 7:00 p.m. EST, and aired on ESPNU.[1] The game featured the two finalists of the 32-team single elimination playoff bracket, North Central and Mount Union; North Central won 28–21 to claim their second national championship.
Teams
The participants of the 2022 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2022 Division III Playoffs, a 32-team single elimination brackets tournament which began on November 19. The winners of each of the four 8-team regions qualified for the national semifinals.[2]
National semifinals
Game summary
2022 Stagg Bowl
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mount Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
North Central | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
- Date: Friday, December 16, 2022
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 42 °F (6 °C) • Wind: W 4 mph
- Game attendance: 3,231
- Referee: David Hergert
- TV: ESPNU
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | Mount Union | North Central | 1 | 11:32 | 6 | 78 | 3:24 | North Central | Ethan Greenfield 34-yard touchdown reception from Luke Lehnen, Tanner Rains kick good | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6:18 | 1 | 94 | 0:14 | North Central | Deangelo Hardy 94-yard touchdown reception from Luke Lehnen, Tanner Rains kick good | 0 | 14 | 4 | 14:56 | 10 | 87 | 6:09 | North Central | Ethan Greenfield 4-yard touchdown run, Tanner Rains kick good | 0 | 21 | 4 | 9:19 | 11 | 69 | 5:33 | Mount Union | Braxton Plunk 9-yard touchdown run, Thomas Piccirillo kick good | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3:34 | 9 | 50 | 4:02 | Mount Union | Wayne Ruby Jr. 3-yard touchdown reception from Braxton Plunk, Thomas Piccirillo kick good | 14 | 21 | 4 | 1:24 | 6 | 47 | 2:10 | North Central | Deangelo Hardy 3-yard touchdown reception from Luke Lehnen, Tanner Rains kick good | 14 | 28 | 4 | 0:30 | 5 | 60 | 0:45 | Mount Union | Edwin Reed 4-yard touchdown reception from Braxton Plunk, Thomas Piccirillo kick good | 21 | 28 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 21 | 28 | |
Statistics
Team statistical comparison[3] Statistic | Mount Union | North Central | First downs | 20 | 11 | First downs rushing | 8 | 8 | First downs passing | 9 | 3 | First downs penalty | 3 | 0 | Third down efficiency | 6–15 | 3–10 | Fourth down efficiency | 2–4 | 2–3 | Total plays–net yards | 72–294 | 49–374 | Rushing attempts–net yards | 35–60 | 39–233 | Yards per rush | 1.7 | 6.0 | Yards passing | 234 | 141 | Pass completions–attempts | 26–37 | 4–10 | Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 | Punt returns–total yards | 0–0 | 2–32 | Kickoff returns–total yards | 5–70 | 2–25 | Punts–average yardage | 5–178 | 3–94 | Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 0–0 | Penalties–yards | 4–30 | 6–60 | Time of possession | 33:50 | 26:10 | | Mount Union statistics[3] Purple Raiders passing | | C–A | Yds | TD–INT | Braxton Plunk | 26–36 | 234 | 2–0 | TEAM | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 | Purple Raiders rushing | | Car | Yds | TD | Tyler Echeverry | 12 | 38 | 0 | Braxton Plunk | 10 | 16 | 1 | KJ Redmon | 8 | 15 | 0 | Lance Mitchell | 4 | 3 | 0 | TEAM | 1 | −12 | 0 | Purple Raiders receiving | | Rec | Yds | TD | Wayne Ruby Jr. | 9 | 109 | 1 | Jaden Manley | 4 | 41 | 0 | KJ Redmon | 4 | 35 | 0 | Chase Lawson | 4 | 23 | 0 | Tyler Echeverry | 4 | 22 | 0 | Edwin Reed | 1 | 4 | 1 | | North Central statistics[3] Cardinals passing | | C–A | Yds | TD–INT | Luke Lehnen | 4–10 | 141 | 3–0 | Cardinals rushing | | Car | Yds | TD | Ethan Greenfield | 25 | 119 | 1 | Luke Lehnen | 10 | 98 | 0 | Terrence Hill | 3 | 18 | 0 | TEAM | 1 | −2 | 0 | Cardinals receiving | | Rec | Yds | TD | Deangelo Hardy | 3 | 107 | 2 | Ethan Greenfield | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
References
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