2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

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2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship
FCS National Championship Game
2006 FCS National Championship trophy (center)
Appalachian State Mountaineers UMass Minutemen
(10–1) (10–1)
SoCon Atlantic 10
28 17
Head coach: 
Jerry Moore		 Head coach: 
Don Brown
TSNSeed
11
TSNSeed
33
1234 Total
Appalachian State 77014 28
UMass 7073 17
DateDecember 15, 2006
Season2006
StadiumFinley Stadium
LocationChattanooga, Tennessee
National anthemTrace Adkins[1]
RefereeJ. Sullivan[2] (Gateway)[1]
Attendance22,808[2]
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN2[1]
AnnouncersDave Pasch (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Trevor Matich (color), Dave Ryan (sideline)[1]
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The 2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game between the UMass Minutemen and the Appalachian State Mountaineers. The game was played on December 15, 2006, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. This was the first season that the NCAA football classification formerly known as Division I-AA operated as the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The culminating game of the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 28–17.

With sponsorship by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the game was officially known as the NCAA Division I Championship presented by Enterprise Rent-A-Car.[1]

Teams[edit]

The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2006 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

Appalachian State Mountaineers[edit]

Main article: 2006 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Appalachian State finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (7–0 in conference). Their only loss was to NC State of the FBS, in their first game of the season. The Mountaineers were the first-seed in the tournament and defeated Coastal Carolina, Montana State, and fourth-seed Youngstown State to reach the final. This was Appalachian State's second consecutive appearance in the championship game, having won the title in 2005.

UMass Minutemen[edit]

Main article: 2006 UMass Minutemen football team

UMass finished their regular season with a 10–1 record (8–0 in conference). Their only loss was to Navy of the FBS, in their second game of the season. The Minutemen were the third-seed in the tournament and defeated Lafayette, New Hampshire, and second-seed Montana to reach the final. This was the third appearance for UMass in a Division I-AA/FCS championship game, having won in 1998 and having lost in 1978.

Game summary[edit]

Scoring summary[edit]

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP APP MASS
1 11:49 8 80 3:11 MASS Matt Lawrence 1-yard touchdown run, Chris Koepplin kick good 0 7
1 1:15 4 70 1:27 APP Kevin Richardson 45-yard touchdown run, Julian Rauch kick good 7 7
2 0:49 11 78 4:19 APP Richardson 6-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good 14 7
3 4:22 11 81 4:25 MASS Brad Listorti 17-yard touchdown reception from Liam Coen, Koepplin kick good 14 14
4 13:22 13 71 5:50 APP Richardson 4-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good 21 14
4 8:46 10 55 4:31 MASS 42-yard field goal by Koepplin 21 17
4 1:51 14 80 6:46 APP Richardson 2-yard touchdown run, Rauch kick good 28 17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 17

[2][3]

Game statistics[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Mountaineers 7 7 0 14 28
No. 3 Minutemen 7 0 7 3 17
Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards
Statistics APP MASS
First downs 24 19
Plays–yards 72–431 65–372
Rushes–yards 53–285 32–151
Passing yards 146 221
Passing: comp–att–int 12–19–1 20–33–2
Time of possession 33:10 26:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Appalachian State Passing Armanti Edwards 12–19, 146 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Kevin Richardson 30 car, 179 yds, 4 TD
Receiving Dexter Jackson
William Mayfield		 3 rec, 44 yds
3 rec, 44 yds
UMass Passing Liam Coen 20–33, 221 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Steve Baylark 24 car, 133 yds
Receiving Brad Listorti 5 rec, 78 yds, 1 TD

[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "2006 FCS Championship - Appalachian State vs. UMass". Retrieved January 18, 2019 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c d "Football vs. Appalachian State (box score)". umassathletics.com. December 15, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "I-AA Championship (box score)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. December 17, 2006. p. E11. Retrieved January 9, 2019 – via newspapers.com.

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