| 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FCS National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 8, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Frisco, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mark Gronowski (QB, South Dakota State)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | South Dakota State by 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Page | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC, ESPN+ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Roy Philpott, Jay Walker and Paul Carcaterra | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a college football game played on January 8, 2023, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division I FCS for the 2022 season, featuring the finalists of the 24-team playoff bracket, which began on November 26, 2022.
Top-ranked South Dakota State defeated conference rival North Dakota State 45–21 to gain their first national championship.[2] Played on Sunday for the first time, the game began at 1:04 p.m. CST and was broadcast on ABC and ESPN+,[3][4] opposite NFL regular season finales (week 18).
- ^ @FCS_STATS (January 8, 2023). "Most Outstanding Player of #FCSChampionship South Dakota State QB Mark Gronowski: 280 total yards, 4 total TDs" (Tweet). Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "South Dakota State crowned 2022 FCS champions defeating North Dakota State". NCAA.com. January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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