| Year Game Played: | 2014 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division II Football Championship |
| Visitor Name Short: | CSU–Pueblo |
| Visitor Nickname: | ThunderWolves |
| Home Nickname: | Mavericks |
| Visitor School: | Colorado State University–Pueblo |
| Home Name Short: | Minnesota State |
| Football Season: | 2014 |
| Home School: | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Visitor Record: | 13–1 |
| Home Record: | 14–0 |
| Visitor Conference: | RMAC |
| Home Conference: | Northern Sun |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Visitor Coach: | John Wristen |
| Home Coach: | Todd Hoffner |
| Visitor Seed: | 2 |
| Home Seed: | 2 |
| Date Game Played: | December 20 |
| Stadium: | Sporting Park |
| City: | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Referee: | Jason Autrey |
| Attendance: | 6,762 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
| Different Previous: | 2013 |
| Different Next: | 2015 |
The 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2014 season. It was played at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 20, 2014,[1] with kickoff at 4:00 p.m. EST (3:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPN2.
The participants of the 2014 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2014 Division II Playoffs, which began with teams seeded 3–6 in each super region playing in the first round, the winners of which faced teams seeded 1–2 in the second round. From there, the bracket was a sixteen-team single-elimination tournament.[2] The game featured the No. 2 seed CSU–Pueblo and No. 2 seed Minnesota State. This was the first meeting between the teams[3] and both teams' first championship game appearance.[4]
| Statistics | CSUP | MNST |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 66–327 | 64–265 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–136 | 31–105 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 160 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–30–1 | 20–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:11 | 27:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSU–Pueblo | Passing | Chris Bonner | 17/30, 191 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Cameron McDondle | 28 carries, 113 yards | |
| Receiving | Paul Browning | 5 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD | |
| Minnesota State | Passing | Ricky Lloyd | 15/21, 99 yards |
| Rushing | Ricky Lloyd | 12 carries, 67 yards | |
| Receiving | Dorian Buford | 5 receptions, 50 yards |