| Year Game Played: | 2022 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division III Football Championship |
| Subheader: | Stagg Bowl XLIX |
| Visitor Name Short: | Mount Union |
| Visitor Nickname: | Purple Raiders |
| Home Nickname: | Cardinals |
| Visitor School: | University of Mount Union |
| Home Name Short: | North Central |
| Football Season: | 2022 |
| Home School: | North Central College |
| Visitor Record: | 14–0 |
| Home Record: | 14–0 |
| Visitor Conference: | OAC |
| Home Conference: | CCIW |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 21 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 0 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Visitor Coach: | Geoff Dartt |
| Home Coach: | Brad Spencer |
| Visitor Seed: | 2 |
| Home Seed: | 1 |
| Date Game Played: | December 16 |
| Stadium: | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Attendance: | 3,231 |
| Us Network: | ESPNU |
| Different Previous: | 2021 |
| Different Next: | 2023 |
The 2022 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game, more commonly referred to as the 2022 Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl XLIX, was a postseason college football game played on December 16, 2022, at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. It determined a national champion in NCAA Division III for the 2022 season. The game began at 7:00 p.m. EST, and aired on ESPNU.[1] The game featured the two finalists of the 32-team single elimination playoff bracket, North Central and Mount Union; North Central won 28–21 to claim their second national championship.
The participants of the 2022 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2022 Division III Playoffs, a 32-team single elimination brackets tournament which began on November 19. The winners of each of the four 8-team regions qualified for the national semifinals.[2]
| Statistic | Mount Union | North Central | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 11 | |
| First downs rushing | 8 | 8 | |
| First downs passing | 9 | 3 | |
| First downs penalty | 3 | 0 | |
| Third down efficiency | 6–15 | 3–10 | |
| Fourth down efficiency | 2–4 | 2–3 | |
| Total plays–net yards | 72–294 | 49–374 | |
| Rushing attempts–net yards | 35–60 | 39–233 | |
| Yards per rush | 1.7 | 6.0 | |
| Yards passing | 234 | 141 | |
| Pass completions–attempts | 26–37 | 4–10 | |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 0 | |
| Punt returns–total yards | 0–0 | 2–32 | |
| Kickoff returns–total yards | 5–70 | 2–25 | |
| Punts–average yardage | 5–178 | 3–94 | |
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Penalties–yards | 4–30 | 6–60 | |
| Time of possession | 33:50 | 26:10 |
| Purple Raiders passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Plunk | 26–36 | 234 | 2–0 | ||
| TEAM | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 | ||
| Purple Raiders rushing | |||||
| Tyler Echeverry | 12 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Braxton Plunk | 10 | 16 | 1 | ||
| KJ Redmon | 8 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Lance Mitchell | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||
| TEAM | 1 | −12 | 0 | ||
| Purple Raiders receiving | |||||
| Wayne Ruby Jr. | 9 | 109 | 1 | ||
| Jaden Manley | 4 | 41 | 0 | ||
| KJ Redmon | 4 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Chase Lawson | 4 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Tyler Echeverry | 4 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Edwin Reed | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Cardinals passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Lehnen | 4–10 | 141 | 3–0 | ||
| Cardinals rushing | |||||
| Ethan Greenfield | 25 | 119 | 1 | ||
| Luke Lehnen | 10 | 98 | 0 | ||
| Terrence Hill | 3 | 18 | 0 | ||
| TEAM | 1 | −2 | 0 | ||
| Cardinals receiving | |||||
| Deangelo Hardy | 3 | 107 | 2 | ||
| Ethan Greenfield | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||