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.
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.
Teams
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the
2012 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 20-team
bracket.
North Dakota State finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference), including a win over
Colorado State of the FBS. As the first-seed in the tournament, the Bison defeated
South Dakota State,
Wofford, and fifth-seed
Georgia Southern to reach the final. This was North Dakota State's second appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA title game, having won the prior season's title game over Sam Houston State.
Sam Houston State finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (6–1 in conference). Two of their losses were to FBS teams;
Baylor and
Texas A&M. Unseeded in the tournament, the Bearkats defeated
Cal Poly, third-seed
Montana State, and second-seed
Eastern Washington to reach the final. This was also Sam Houston State's second appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game, having lost the prior season's title game to North Dakota State.
Game summary
Both teams scored a
field goal and
touchdown in the first half, for a 10–10 score at halftime. The Bearkats appeared to take the lead on a 41-yard run by
Timothy Flanders early in the third quarter, but the score was negated by a
holding penalty. The Bison went on to score four second-half touchdowns, while holding the Bearkats to a single field goal. The 39–13 final score gave the Bison their second FCS championship.[5]
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.
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.
Teams
The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the
2012 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 20-team
bracket.
North Dakota State finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–1 in conference), including a win over
Colorado State of the FBS. As the first-seed in the tournament, the Bison defeated
South Dakota State,
Wofford, and fifth-seed
Georgia Southern to reach the final. This was North Dakota State's second appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA title game, having won the prior season's title game over Sam Houston State.
Sam Houston State finished their regular season with an 8–3 record (6–1 in conference). Two of their losses were to FBS teams;
Baylor and
Texas A&M. Unseeded in the tournament, the Bearkats defeated
Cal Poly, third-seed
Montana State, and second-seed
Eastern Washington to reach the final. This was also Sam Houston State's second appearance in an FCS/Division I-AA championship game, having lost the prior season's title game to North Dakota State.
Game summary
Both teams scored a
field goal and
touchdown in the first half, for a 10–10 score at halftime. The Bearkats appeared to take the lead on a 41-yard run by
Timothy Flanders early in the third quarter, but the score was negated by a
holding penalty. The Bison went on to score four second-half touchdowns, while holding the Bearkats to a single field goal. The 39–13 final score gave the Bison their second FCS championship.[5]