2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

The 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a college football game played on January 8, 2023, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division I FCS for the 2022 season, featuring the finalists of the 24-team playoff bracket, which began on November 26, 2022.

This article is about the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game. For the FBS (Division I-A) championship game, see 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship.

2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
North Dakota State Bison South Dakota State Jackrabbits
(12–2) (13–1)
Missouri Valley Missouri Valley
21 45
Head coach: 
Matt Entz		 Head coach: 
John Stiegelmeier
STATSSeed
43
STATSSeed
11
1234 Total
North Dakota State 7707 21
South Dakota State 72477 45
DateJanuary 8, 2023
Season2022
StadiumToyota Stadium
LocationFrisco, Texas
MVPMark Gronowski (QB, South Dakota State)
FavoriteSouth Dakota State by 4
RefereeJeff Page
Attendance18,023
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC, ESPN+
AnnouncersRoy Philpott, Jay Walker and Paul Carcaterra

Top-ranked South Dakota State defeated conference rival North Dakota State 45–21 to gain their first national championship. Played on Sunday for the first time, the game began at 1:04 p.m. CST and was broadcast on ABC and ESPN+, opposite NFL regular season finales (week 18).

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