2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
| 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| FCS National Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 8, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Toyota Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Frisco, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Mark Gronowski (QB, South Dakota State) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | South Dakota State by 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jeff Page | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ABC, ESPN+ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Roy Philpott, Jay Walker and Paul Carcaterra | ||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a college football game played on January 8, 2023, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division I FCS for the 2022 season, featuring the finalists of the 24-team playoff bracket, which began on November 26, 2022.
Top-ranked South Dakota State defeated conference rival North Dakota State 45–21 to gain their first national championship. Played on Sunday for the first time, the game began at 1:04 p.m. CST and was broadcast on ABC and ESPN+, opposite NFL regular season finales (week 18).