| 2017 NCAA Division I Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 7, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Frisco, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Khalid Abdullah (RB, James Madison)[1][a] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | James Madison by 9[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Marshall Lewis (Sun Belt)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 14,423 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad D. Brooks (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the 2016 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 7, 2017, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2016 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship from Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Football Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual.
- ^ "JMU wins FCS title, beats Youngstown St". The Rock Island Argus. East Moline, Illinois. Associated Press. January 8, 2017. p. 16. Retrieved October 26, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outstanding players of FCS championship game". ESPN. AP. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Youngstown State Penguins @ James Madison Dukes". vegasinsider.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ "Football vs. #13 Youngstown State". jmusports.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
- ^ Full game video on YouTube
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