| 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FCS National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Frisco, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Cam Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Montana State by 6.5 points | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Matt Overton (CAA)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,005[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN, ESPN+ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color), Stormy Buonantony (sideline)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Canada: TSN2/TSN+ | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a college football game played on January 6, 2025, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division I FCS for the 2024 season,[4] and featured the two finalists of the 24-team playoff bracket, which began on November 30, 2024.[5] The Monday night game began at approximately 6:00 p.m. CST and was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+.
The game featured North Dakota State and Montana State; North Dakota State won, 35–32, and secured their 10th football championship at this level, all of them occurring since the 2011 season.
- ^ "Coastal Athletic Association crew works the FCS Division I Championship". footballzebras.com. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ @OptaAnalystFCS (January 6, 2025). "2024 FCS Championship Game Tonight's attendance is 18,005" (Tweet). Retrieved January 6, 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Oliver (January 6, 2025). "Who Are the FCS National Championship Game Announcers on ESPN? Everything You Need To Know About the Broadcast of North Dakota State vs. Montana State". collegefootballnetwork.com. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ McKinnell, Zachary (January 4, 2025). "FCS National Championship Preview & Prediction: Montana State vs. North Dakota State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "2024 Division I FCS Football Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 4, 2025.