| Year Game Played: | 2017 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division II Football Championship |
| Visitor Name Short: | West Florida |
| Visitor Nickname: | Argonauts |
| Home Nickname: | Lions |
| Visitor School: | University of West Florida |
| Home Name Short: | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| Football Season: | 2017 |
| Home School: | Texas A&M University–Commerce |
| Visitor Record: | 11–3 |
| Home Record: | 13–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | Gulf South |
| Home Conference: | Lone Star |
| Visitor 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 6 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 6 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 3 |
| Visitor Coach: | Pete Shinnick |
| Home Coach: | Colby Carthel |
| Visitor Seed: | 4 |
| Home Seed: | 2 |
| Date Game Played: | December 16 |
| Stadium: | Children's Mercy Park |
| City: | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Referee: | Dwight Neibling |
| Attendance: | 4,259 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2 |
| Different Previous: | 2016 |
| Different Next: | 2018 |
The 2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2017 season. It was played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on December 16, 2017,[1] with kickoff at 5:00 p.m. EST (4:00 p.m. local CST), and television coverage on ESPN2.
The participants of the 2017 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2017 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. 4 seed West Florida and No. 2 seed Texas A&M–Commerce. This was the first meeting between the two teams[3] and the first appearance for both teams in the championship game.[4]
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
| Statistics | UWF | TAMC |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 71–276 | 73–477 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–24 | 40–154 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 323 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–48–1 | 23–33–2 |
| Time of possession | 27:35 | 32:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Florida | Passing | Mike Beaudry | 22/48, 252 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Chris Schwarz | 14 carries, 45 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Antoine Griffin | 8 receptions, 112 yards, 1 TD | |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | 23/30, 323 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | E.J. Thompson | 21 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Shawn Hooks | 4 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD |