2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game will be Played Jan. 5
Championship Information
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
- The NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee has
announced that the 2013 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game will be
played at noon, CT, on Saturday, Jan. 5 at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
A
sellout crowd of 20,586 attended last year's game, which was won 17-6 by North
Dakota State over Sam Houston State. This was the first year of the game being
played on Saturday after historically being played on a Friday night, including
2011 in Frisco. Eastern Washington defeated Delaware 20-19 in that game, which
was the first of three scheduled championship games in Frisco.
The
championship game will again be hosted by the locally based Southland
Conference, the City of Frisco and the Hunt Sports Group.
The
Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) is comprised of the conferences and
institutions that compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship - Big
Sky, Big South, Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Mid-Eastern
Athletic, Missouri Valley Football, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League,
Pioneer, Southern, Southland and the Southwestern Athletic. The Ivy League and
Southwestern Athletic Conference choose not to participate in the football
championship. The FCS embodies a tradition of excellence through high level
competition, student-athlete character and sportsmanship throughout the regular
season and the championship experience.
Tickets
for the 2013 championship game will go on sale later this summer. The game will
be televised by ESPN2 HD.