| Year Game Played: | 2016 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division I Football Championship |
| Subheader: | FCS National Championship Game |
| Visitor Name Short: | Jacksonville State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Gamecocks |
| Home Nickname: | Bison |
| Visitor School: | Jacksonville State University |
| Home Name Short: | North Dakota State |
| Football Season: | 2015 |
| Home School: | North Dakota State University |
| Visitor Record: | 13–1 |
| Home Record: | 12–2 |
| Visitor Conference: | OVC |
| Home Conference: | MVFC |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 3 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 21 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 10 |
| Visitor Coach: | John Grass |
| Home Coach: | Chris Klieman |
| Visitor Rank Stats: | 1 |
| Visitor Seed: | 1 |
| Home Rank Stats: | 2 |
| Home Seed: | 3 |
| Date Game Played: | January 9 |
| Stadium: | Toyota Stadium |
| City: | Frisco, Texas |
| Mvp: | Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)[1] |
| Odds: | North Dakota State by 2.5[2] |
| Referee: | Tony Marcella (CAA)[3] |
| Attendance: | 21,836 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
| Us Announcers: | Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad D. Brooks (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline) |
| Different Previous: | 2015 |
| Different Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the 2015 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 9, 2016, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2015 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship from Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Football Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual.[4]
The participants of the 2016 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2015 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. No. 1 seed Jacksonville State and No. 3 seed North Dakota State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games.
See main article: 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team. The Gamecocks, led by second-year head coach John Grass, finished the regular season 10–1, 8–0 in OVC play, to earn a conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the FCS Playoffs. Jacksonville State defeated unseeded Chattanooga, No. 8 seed Charleston Southern, and unseeded Sam Houston State to reach their first ever final.
See main article: 2015 North Dakota State Bison football team. The Bison, led by second-year head coach Chris Klieman, finished the regular season 8–2, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with Illinois State) and the No. 3 seed in the FCS Playoffs. North Dakota State defeated unseeded Montana, unseeded Northern Iowa, and No. 7 seed Richmond to reach the final. The Bison entered the Championship game with a 4–0 record in previous FCS Championships, having won the last four straight.