Teams
The participants of the 2019 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2019 Division III Playoffs, a 32-team single-elimination bracket.[2] The game featured North Central, seeking their first championship in their first appearance, and Wisconsin–Whitewater, seeking their seventh championship in their tenth appearance. This was the third meeting between the teams; Wisconsin–Whitewater led the series 2–0 entering the contest.[3]
National semifinals
Game summary
2019 Stagg Bowl
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| North Central | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
at Woodforest Bank Stadium • Shenandoah, Texas
- Date: Friday, December 20, 2019
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. CST)
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 49 °F (9 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph
- Game attendance: 1,362
- Referee: Joe Horn
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst)
| Game information |
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- First Quarter
- (12:27) NCC – Ethan Greenfield 5 yard rush, 2-point rush failed (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:24; North Central 6–0)
- (0:35) NCC – Broc Rutter 31 yard pass to Blake Williams, Magnus Meyer kick (Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:41; North Central 13–0)
- Second Quarter
- (10:12) NCC – Broc Rutter 1 yard rush, Magnus Meyer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:49; North Central 20–0)
- (1:49) NCC – Ethan Greenfield 2 yard rush, Magnus Meyer kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:59; North Central 27–0)
- Third Quarter
- (7:30) NCC – Ethan Greenfield 38 yard rush, Magnus Meyer kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:35; North Central 34–0)
- (4:52) UWW – Max Meylor 12 yard pass to Jared Zausch, Wojciech Gasienica kick (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:26; North Central 34–7)
- Fourth Quarter
- (9:32) UWW – Alex Peete 1 yard rush, Wojciech Gasienica kick (Drive: 15 plays, 92 yards, 7:19; North Central 34–14)
- (1:58) NCC – Broc Rutter 28 yard pass to Andrew Kamienski, Magnus Meyer kick (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 1:43; North Central 41–14)
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Statistics
| Statistics | UWW | NCC |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 84–390 | 65–436 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–207 | 38–173 |
| Passing yards | 183 | 263 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–43–2 | 18–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:50 | 30:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Wisconsin–Whitewater | Passing | Max Meylor | 25/42, 183 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Max Meylor | 15 carries, 104 yards |
| Receiving | Tyler Holte | 6 receptions, 64 yards |
| North Central | Passing | Broc Rutter | 18/27, 263 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Ethan Greenfield | 27 carries, 138 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Andrew Kamienski | 9 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD |
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