NCAA Division II-III Football Records (Championships)
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2 DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP Division II Championship In the fourth, the Blazers went to the bag of tricks and went ahead on a pass from tailback 2007 Title Game Summary Ronnye Nelson to Zach Parker. The former quarterback found Parker for 14 yards and a 17-14 lead. Late Score Clinches Title for Valdosta State: It has been just eight years since Northwest Less than one minute later, Northwest Missouri State answered behind Xavier Omon, the Missouri State last won a Division II football title, but the wait for its next crown has been nation’s leading rusher. Omon, who scored four touchdowns in a semifinal victory over interminable. The Bearcats lost their third straight championship game December 15, 2007, Grand Valley State, scored on a 2-yard run to put Northwest Missouri State ahead, 20-17. falling to Valdosta State, 25-20. A blocked extra-point attempt translated into good fortune for the Blazers, as Roger King scooped up the live ball and ran it back for two points. The defensive extra-point score was Michael Terry found the end zone on a 1-yard run with 22 seconds remaining in the fourth the first in championship-game history. quarter to propel Valdosta State to its second national championship. The Blazers won their first title in 2004. The score remained 20-19 until the last minute of the game, when Terry scooted into the end zone to give Valdosta State a 25-20 lead and the national title. After a first-quarter field goal by Valdosta State kicker Zac Williams, it was all Northwest Missouri State, as the Bearcats jumped out to a 14-3 lead with a pair of touchdowns in the Valdosta State won four games to bring home the championship, beating Catawba, North second quarter. Alabama and California (Pennsylvania) before knocking off the Bearcats. Northwest Missouri State’s Aldwin Foster-Rettig picked off a pass from Willie Copeland and “Obviously, I am very proud of our kids. We had a four-game playoff run and in every game returned it 31 yards to put the Bearcats on the board with 13:28 remaining in the second we played, we were either behind at the half or tied at the half,” said Valdosta State head quarter. It was the fourth interception return for a touchdown in championship-game his- coach David Dean. “Our kids never panicked -- you never felt like they were out of the tory. Toward the end of the period, quarterback Joel Osborn found Mike Peterson on a 3-yard game.” route to stake the Bearcats to a 14-3 lead at the break. Valdosta State becomes the eighth team to win more than one Division II football cham- Valdosta State answered in the early part of the third quarter, as Copeland hooked up with pionship, while Northwest Missouri State is the first program to lose three consecutive Clay Callaway on a 7-yard touchdown pass to cut the Bearcat lead to 14-10. championship games. BRALY MUNICIPAL STADIUM, FLORENCE, ALABAMA; Individual Statistics DECEMBER 15 Rushing—Northwest Mo. St.: Xavier Omon 27-63; Kendall Wright 2-15; Joel Osborn 2-9. Valdosta St.: Michael Terry 12-36; Ronnye Nelson 4-12; RaShawn (Note: The time listed at the beginning of each scoring play is the time remaining in the quarter. Robinson 2-9; Team 1-minus 3; Willie Copeland 5-minus 20. Listed after the scoring play or conversion are the number of plays, yards and time elapsed on Passing—Northwest Mo. St.: Osborn 18-28-2-148. Valdosta St.: Copeland the scoring drive.) 29-44-1-257; Nelson 1-1-0-14. Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Final Receiving—Northwest Mo. St.: Mike Peterson 5-57; Omon 4-6; Wright 3-21; Caleb Northwest Mo. St. (Record: 12-2) ........................ 0 14 0 6 20 Obert 2-53; Josh Gannan 2-5; Brant Gregg 1-4; Abe Qaoud 1-2. Valdosta St.: Valdosta St. (Record: 13-1) ..................................... 3 0 7 15 25 Cedric Jones 10-95; Nelson 6-40; Clay Callaway 5-61; Zach Parker 5-36; Cedric Evans 2-22; RaShawn Robinson 1-9; Scott Palmer 1-8. Sacks (UA-A)—Northwest Mo. St.: Sean Paddock 1-1; Ike Urum-Eke 0-1; Terry Bilbro, FIRST Quarter 0-1; Caleb Dohrman 0-1; Matt Robertson 1-0. Valdosta St.-None. 12:50 Valdosta St.—Zac Williams 35 field goal, 8-50 2:10, Tackles (UA-A)—Northwest Mo. St.: Robertson 9-6; Jared Erspamer 1-11; Myles Northwest Mo. St. 0 - Valdosta St. 3 Burnsides 7-1; Ryan Jones 3-2; Chris Termini 2-3; Bilbro 0-5; T.J. Kaatman 1-3; Paddock 1-3; Urum-Eke 1-2; Dohrman 0-3; Dallas Flynn 0-3; Evan Wilmes 1-1; Second Quarter Tyler Roach 1-1; Cody Lanus 1-0; Aldwin Foster-Rettig 0-1; Tommy Miller 0-1; 13:28 Northwest Mo. St.—Aldwin Foster-Rettig 31 interception return (Tommy Chris LeFlore 0-1; Tyler Northway 0-1. Valdosta St.: Michael Cullen 3-6; Sherard Frevert kick), Northwest Mo. St. 7 - Valdosta St. 3 Reynolds 3-4; William Montford 2-5; Jermel Daniels 0-7; Maurice Leggett 5-1; 0:21 Northwest Mo. St.—Mike Peterson 3 pass from Joel Osborn (Frevert kick), Bo May 3-3; Travis Harrison 2-2; Everett Kitchen 2-2; Larry Dean 2-1; Jamaal 4-53 0:31, Northwest Mo. St. 14 - Valdosta St. 3 Clark 1-2; Carlos Anderson 2-0; Chad Gallahan 2-0; Greg Petty 1-1; Palmer 1-1; Demario Jones 1-1; Joey Farmer 0-2; Schneider Cineus 1-0; Roger King 1-0; THIRD Quarter Kenneth Hale 0-1; Fabian Whylly 0-1. 11:46 Valdosta St.—Clay Callaway 7 pass from Willie Copeland (Williams kick), Interceptions—Northwest Mo. St.: Foster-Rettig 1-31. Valdosta St.: Montford 1-8; 6-44 1:54, Northwest Mo. St. 14 - Valdosta St. 10 Leggett 1-1. Fumbles—Northwest Mo. St.: Gannan 1-0. Valdosta St.-King 1-0. FourtH Quarter Stadium: Braly Municipal Attendance: 7,532 13:21 Valdosta St.—Zach Parker 14 pass from Ronnye Nelson (Williams kick), Kickoff time: 11:03 a.m. End of Game: 2:20 p.m. Total elapsed time: 3:17 8-64 2:08, Northwest Mo. St. 14 - Valdosta St. 17 Officials—Referee: Rodrick Hollowy; Umpire: Kenneth Oglesby; Linesman: Samuel 12:33 Northwest Mo. St.—Xavier Omon 2 run (kick blocked), 3-48 0:48, McKenzie; Line judge: Alton Bryant; Back judge: Bernard Jones; Field judge: Northwest Mo. St. 20 - Valdosta St. 17 Timothy Cool; Side judge: Vincent Ellison. 12:33 Valdosta St.—Roger King PAT return, Temperature: 60 Wind: SSE 13 Weather: Overcast. Northwest Mo. St. 20 - Valdosta St. 19 0:22 Valdosta St.—Michael Terry 1 run (run failed), 8-37 3:39, Northwest Mo. St. 20 - Valdosta St. 25 Northwest Mo. St. Valdosta St. FIRST DOWNS .......................................................... 12 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) ........................................... 31-87 24-34 PASSING YARDS (NET) .......................................... 148 271 Passes Att-Comp-Int ............................................. 28-18-2 45-30-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS ........................ 59-235 69-305 Fumble Returns-Yards .......................................... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards ................................................ 3-12 3-9 Kickoff Returns-Yards............................................ 4-89 3-41 Interception Returns-Yards ................................ 1-31 2-9 Punts (Number-Avg.) ............................................ 7-41.1 7-36.0 Fumbles-Lost ........................................................... 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards ........................................................ 8-63 7-65 Possession Time ...................................................... 30:38 29:22 Third-Down Conversions .................................... 5 of 16 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions ................................ 2 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances ................................. 2-2 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards ...................................... 4-29 0-0 DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP 3 Division II All-Time Championship Results Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site 1973 Louisiana Tech Maxie Lambright 34-0 Western Ky. Sacramento, Calif. 1974 Central Mich. Roy Kramer 54-14 Delaware Sacramento, Calif. 1975 Northern Mich. Gil Krueger 16-14 Western Ky. Sacramento, Calif. 1976 Montana St. Sonny Holland 24-13 Akron Wichita Falls, Texas 1977 Lehigh John Whitehead 33-0 Jacksonville St. Wichita Falls, Texas 1978 Eastern Ill. Darrell Mudra 10-9 Delaware Longview, Texas 1979 Delaware Tubby Raymond 38-21 Youngstown St. Albuquerque, N.M. 1980 Cal Poly Joe Harper 21-13 Eastern Ill. Albuquerque, N.M. 1981 Texas St. Jim Wacker 42-13 North Dakota St. McAllen, Texas 1982 Texas St. Jim Wacker 34-9 UC Davis McAllen, Texas 1983 North Dakota St. Don Morton 41-21 Central St. (Ohio) McAllen, Texas 1984 Troy Chan Gailey 18-17 North Dakota St. McAllen, Texas 1985 North Dakota St. Earle Solomonson 35-7 North Ala. McAllen, Texas 1986 North Dakota St. Earle Solomonson 27-7 South Dakota Florence, Ala. 1987 Troy Rick Rhoades 31-17 Portland St. Florence, Ala. 1988 North Dakota St. Rocky Hager 35-21 Portland St. Florence, Ala. 1989 * Mississippi Col. John Williams 3-0 Jacksonville St. Florence, Ala. 1990 North Dakota St. Rocky Hager 51-11 Indiana (Pa.) Florence, Ala. 1991 Pittsburg St. Chuck Broyles 23-6 Jacksonville St. Florence, Ala. 1992 Jacksonville St. Bill Burgess 17-13 Pittsburg St. Florence, Ala. 1993 North Ala. Bobby Wallace 41-34 Indiana (Pa.) Florence, Ala. 1994 North Ala. Bobby Wallace 16-10 Tex. A&M-Kingsville Florence, Ala. 1995 North Ala. Bobby Wallace 27-7 Pittsburg St. Florence, Ala. 1996 Northern Colo. Joe Glenn 23-14 Carson-Newman Florence, Ala. 1997 Northern Colo. Joe Glenn 51-0 New Haven Florence, Ala. 1998 Northwest Mo. St. Mel Tieerdsma 24-6 Carson-Newman Florence, Ala. 1999 Northwest Mo. St. Mel Tjeerdsma 58-52 (4 ot) Carson-Newman Florence, Ala.