NCAA Division III college football championship game
College football game
The 2023 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game , more commonly referred to as the 2023 Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl L , was a postseason college football game scheduled played on December 15, 2023, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . It determined a national champion in NCAA Division III for the 2023 season . The game began at 7:00 p.m. EST , and aired on ESPNU . The game featured the two finalists of the 32-team single elimination playoff bracket, Cortland and North Central ; Cortland won 38–37 to claim their first national championship.
The participants of the 2023 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2023 Division III Playoffs , a 32-team single elimination brackets tournament which began on November 18. The winners of each of the four 8-team regions qualified for the national semifinals.[1]
National semifinals [ edit ] Game summary [ edit ] 2023 Stagg Bowl
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cortland 0 3 14 21 38 North Central 0 7 10 20 37
at Salem Football Stadium • Salem, Virginia
Date : Friday, December 15, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind : E 0 mphGame attendance : 3,381Referee : Justin AckleyTV : ESPNU
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Cortland North Central 2 0:57 15 92 6:21 North Central Charles Coleman 7-yard touchdown reception from Luke Lehnen, Sean Ryniec kick good 0 7 2 0:02 7 55 0:55 Cortland 31-yard field goal by Mike Baloga 3 7 3 11:33 7 72 3:27 Cortland Cole Burgess 9-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 10 7 3 6:34 5 47 2:14 North Central Joe Sacco 4-yard touchdown run, Sean Ryniec kick good 10 14 3 6:21 2 65 0:13 Cortland JJ Laap 65-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 17 14 3 3:16 7 62 3:05 North Central 24-yard field goal by Sean Ryniec 17 17 4 14:56 8 73 3:20 Cortland Joe Iadevaio 9-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 24 17 4 13:39 3 65 1:17 North Central Luke Lehnen 4-yard touchdown run, Sean Ryniec kick good 24 24 4 8:16 10 63 5:23 Cortland Joe Iadevaio 10-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 31 24 4 7:16 3 71 1:00 North Central Luke Lehnen 64-yard touchdown run, Sean Ryniec kick good 31 31 4 1:41 10 73 5:35 Cortland Cole Burgess 21-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 38 31 4 1:20 2 72 0:21 North Central DeAngelo Hardy 60-yard touchdown reception from Luke Lehnen, 2-point run by Luke Lehnen was stopped short of the end zone 38 37 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 38 37
Statistics [ edit ] Team statistical comparison[2] Statistic Cortland North Central First downs 28 21 First downs rushing 18 7 First downs passing 9 14 First downs penalty 1 0 Third down efficiency 6–12 6–10 Fourth down efficiency 2–3 0–2 Total plays–net yards 71–503 58–583 Rushing attempts–net yards 37–154 41–404 Yards per rush 4.2 9.9 Yards passing 349 179 Pass completions–attempts 26–34 8–17 Interceptions thrown 0 0 Punt returns–total yards 0–0 0–0 Kickoff returns–total yards 5–105 6–136 Punts–average yardage 2–27.5 1–47 Fumbles–lost 0–0 1–1 Penalties–yards 2–10 6–64 Time of possession 32:43 27:17
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