The 2019 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason

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game that determined a national champion in the

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for the 2018 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in

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, on January 5, 2019, with kickoff at 12:00 noon EST, and was the culminating game of the 2018 FCS Playoffs.

Teams

The participants of the 2019 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2018 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team

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and

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qualified for the Championship by winning their semifinal games. North Dakota State was the designated home team for the game.

North Dakota State Bison

The Bison, led by fifth-year head coach

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, finished the regular season 11–0 and received the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the FCS Playoffs. They defeated

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, No. 8 seed Colgate, and No. 5 seed

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to reach the Championship Game. This was North Dakota State's seventh Championship Game appearance; they entered the game with a 6–0 record in previous finals, with their last coming in the 2017 playoffs.

Eastern Washington Eagles

The Eagles, led by second-year head coach

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, finished the regular season 9–2 and received the No. 3 seed and a first-round bye in the FCS Playoffs. They defeated Nicholls, No. 6 seed

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, and No. 7 seed

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to reach the Championship Game. This was Eastern Washington's second Championship Game appearance; their only previous appearance was in the 2010 playoffs, which they won.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Game statistics

References

External links

Box score
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