UMass finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (6–2 in conference); two of their losses had been to
rivalConnecticut,[5] with one considered a non-conference game. Seeded 11th in the playoffs, the Minutemen defeated sixth-seed
McNeese State, 14-seed
Lehigh, and second-seed
Northwestern State to reach the final. This was the second appearance for UMass in a Division I-AA championship game, having lost to
Florida A&M in the 1978 inaugural title game.
Georgia Southern finished their regular season with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference).[6] The Eagles, seeded first, defeated 16-seed
Colgate, eighth-seed
Connecticut, and fourth-seed
Western Illinois to reach the final. This was the sixth appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having four prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and one prior loss (1988).
UMass finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (6–2 in conference); two of their losses had been to
rivalConnecticut,[5] with one considered a non-conference game. Seeded 11th in the playoffs, the Minutemen defeated sixth-seed
McNeese State, 14-seed
Lehigh, and second-seed
Northwestern State to reach the final. This was the second appearance for UMass in a Division I-AA championship game, having lost to
Florida A&M in the 1978 inaugural title game.
Georgia Southern finished their regular season with an 11–0 record (8–0 in conference).[6] The Eagles, seeded first, defeated 16-seed
Colgate, eighth-seed
Connecticut, and fourth-seed
Western Illinois to reach the final. This was the sixth appearance for Georgia Southern in a Division I-AA championship game, having four prior wins (1985, 1986, 1989, 1990) and one prior loss (1988).