2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

The 2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the UMass Minutemen and the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The game was played on December 15, 2006, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. This was the first season that the NCAA football classification formerly known as Division I-AA operated as the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The culminating game of the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 28–17.

2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
2006 FCS National Championship trophy (center)
1234 Total
Appalachian State 77014 28
UMass 7073 17
DateDecember 15, 2006
Season2006
StadiumFinley Stadium
LocationChattanooga, Tennessee
National anthemTrace Adkins
RefereeJ. Sullivan (Gateway)
Attendance22,808
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2
AnnouncersDave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Trevor Matich (color), Dave Ryan (sideline)

With sponsorship by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the game was officially known as the NCAA Division I Championship presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

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