| Year Game Played: | 2022 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division II Football Championship |
| Visitor Name Short: | Colorado Mines |
| Visitor Nickname: | Orediggers |
| Home Nickname: | Bulldogs |
| Visitor School: | Colorado School of Mines |
| Home Name Short: | Ferris State |
| Football Season: | 2022 |
| Home School: | Ferris State University |
| Visitor Record: | 13–3 |
| Home Record: | 14–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | RMAC |
| Home Conference: | GLIAC |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 20 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Visitor Coach: | Brandon Moore |
| Home Coach: | Tony Annese |
| Visitor Seed: | 2 |
| Home Seed: | 1 |
| Date Game Played: | December 17 |
| Stadium: | McKinney ISD Stadium |
| City: | McKinney, Texas |
| Attendance: | 6,333 |
| Us Network: | ESPNU |
| Different Previous: | 2021 |
| Different Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 17, 2022, at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2022 season. The game was scheduled to begin at 12:00 p.m. CST and was broadcast by ESPNU.[1]
The game featured the two finalists of the 28-team playoff bracket, which began on November 19, 2022. The top-seeded Ferris State Bulldogs from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) defeated the second seed Colorado Mines Orediggers from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), 41–14. The win gave the Ferris football program its second national championship.
The participants of the 2022 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2022 Division II Playoffs, which began on November 19 with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.[2]
Super region champions were reseeded 1 to 4 for the national semifinals.
| Statistic | Colorado Mines | Ferris State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 21 | |
| First downs rushing | 2 | 11 | |
| First downs passing | 10 | 9 | |
| First downs penalty | 3 | 1 | |
| Third down efficiency | 1–11 | 7–15 | |
| Fourth down efficiency | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Total plays–net yards | 57–261 | 69–485 | |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 19–4 | 50–214 | |
| Yards per rush | 0.2 | 4.3 | |
| Yards passing | 208 | 218 | |
| Pass completions–attempts | 22–38 | 15–19 | |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 | |
| Punt returns–total yards | 1–4 | 2–11 | |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 4–45 | 1–14 | |
| Punts–average yardage | 7–34.86 | 5–37.2 | |
| Fumbles–lost | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Penalties–yards | 6–50 | 10–83 | |
| Time of possession | 23:43 | 36:17 |
| Orediggers passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/38 | 208 | 2–2 | |||
| Team | 22/38 | 208 | 2–2 | ||
| Orediggers rushing | |||||
| Michael Zeman | 8 | 26 | 0 | ||
| John Matocha | 11 | -22 | 0 | ||
| Team | 19 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Orediggers receiving | |||||
| Josh Johnston | 6 | 85 | 1 | ||
| Tristan Smith | 6 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Max McLeod | 4 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Michael Zeman | 3 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Mason Karp | 3 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Team | 22 | 208 | 2 | ||
| Bulldogs passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mylik Mitchell | 14/18 | 170 | 0–0 | ||
| Brady Rose | 1/1 | 48 | 0–0 | ||
| Team | 15/19 | 218 | 0–0 | ||
| Bulldogs rushing | |||||
| Marcus Taylor | 13 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Brady Rose | 6 | 39 | 0 | ||
| CJ Jefferson | 4 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Carson Gulker | 8 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Mylik Mitchell | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Emari O'Brien | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Zamir Lundy-Knighten | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Evan Cummins | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| James Coby | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Team | 4 | -6 | 0 | ||
| Team | 50 | 214 | 4 | ||
| Bulldogs receiving | |||||
| Brady Rose | 5 | 83 | 0 | ||
| CJ Jefferson | 6 | 71 | 0 | ||
| Marcus Taylor | 1 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Dezmin Lyburtus | 3 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Team | 15 | 218 | '0 | ||