| Year Game Played: | 2015 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division II Football Championship |
| Visitor Name Short: | Northwest Missouri State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Bearcats |
| Home Nickname: | Rams |
| Visitor School: | Northwest Missouri State University |
| Home Name Short: | Shepherd |
| Football Season: | 2015 |
| Home School: | Shepherd University |
| Visitor Record: | 14–0 |
| Home Record: | 13–0 |
| Visitor Conference: | MIAA |
| Home Conference: | MEC |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 17 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 0 |
| Visitor Coach: | Adam Dorrel |
| Home Coach: | Monte Cater |
| Visitor Seed: | 1 |
| Home Seed: | 1 |
| Date Game Played: | December 19 |
| Stadium: | Children's Mercy Park |
| City: | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Referee: | Edwin Lee |
| Attendance: | 16,181 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
| Different Previous: | 2014 |
| Different Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2015 season. It was played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 19, 2015,[1] with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPN2.
The participants of the 2015 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2015 Division II Playoffs, which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[2] The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 1 seed Shepherd and No. 1 seed Northwest Missouri State. This was the first meeting between the teams.[3] This was the Bearcats' ninth championship game appearance, having won 4, while the Rams were making their first appearance.[4]
| Statistics | NWMS | SHEP |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 7 |
| Plays–yards | 70–462 | 44–97 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–184 | 28–(–39) |
| Passing yards | 278 | 136 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–28–0 | 11–16–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:14 | 25:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Missouri State | Passing | Brady Bolles | 20/27, 223 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Phil Jackson | 21 carries, 109 yards | |
| Receiving | Jordan Grove | 5 receptions, 104 yards | |
| Shepherd | Passing | Jeff Ziemba | 11/16, 136 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Allen Cross | 11 carries, 27 yards | |
| Receiving | 6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD |