| Year Game Played: | 2019 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division II Football Championship |
| Visitor Name Short: | West Florida |
| Visitor Nickname: | Argonauts |
| Home Nickname: | Mavericks |
| Visitor School: | University of West Florida |
| Home Name Short: | Minnesota State |
| Football Season: | 2019 |
| Home School: | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Visitor Record: | 12–2 |
| Home Record: | 14–0 |
| Visitor Conference: | Gulf South |
| Home Conference: | Northern Sun |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Home 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 24 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 8 |
| Home 4Q: | 11 |
| Visitor Coach: | Pete Shinnick |
| Home Coach: | Todd Hoffner |
| Visitor Seed: | 4 |
| Home Seed: | 3 |
| Date Game Played: | December 21 |
| Stadium: | McKinney ISD Stadium |
| City: | McKinney, Texas |
| Referee: | Marcus Thornton |
| Attendance: | 3,415 |
| Us Network: | ESPNU |
| Different Previous: | 2018 |
| Different Next: | 2021 |
The 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in NCAA Division II for the 2019 season. It was played at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, on December 21, 2019,[1] with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. local CST),[2] and television coverage on ESPNU.
The participants of the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2019 Division II Playoffs, which began with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[3] The game featured the winners of those national semifinal games: No. 4 seed West Florida and No. 3 seed Minnesota State. This was the first meeting between the two teams.[4] West Florida defeated Minnesota State, 48–40 to win the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship.[5]
Super region champions were seeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
| Statistics | UWF | MNST |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 30 |
| Total yards | 561 | 562 |
| Rushes–yards | 16–38 | 42–143 |
| Passing yards | 523 | 419 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 33–54–1 | 31–48–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:32 | 32:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Florida | Passing | 33/54, 523 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Jaden Gardner | 7 receptions, 47 yards, | |
| Receiving | Quentin Randolph | 10 receptions, 254 yards, 3 TD | |
| Minnesota State | Passing | Ryan Schlichte | 24/39, 309 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Ryan Schlichte | 9 carries, 57 yards | |
| Receiving | Justin Arnold | 13 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD |