The 2008 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game was held on December 13, 2008 at

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Teams

The

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involved 24 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division II

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. The tournament began on November 15, 2008, and concluded on December 13, 2008 at

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Game summary

The Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs won the school's first NCAA Division II football championship in a 21-14 win over the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats. Minnesota Duluth's quarterback Ted Schlafke threw 38-yard touchdown pass to Tony Doherty with 14 seconds left in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead. Later he threw a 5-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter to Issac Odim for a 14-0 lead. Odim ran for a 4-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter for a 21-0 lead. Northwest Missouri's first score came on a 44-yard interception return by Aldwin Foster-Rettig cutting the score to 21-7. The Bearcats cut the lead to 21-14 as Raphael Robinson scored on a 2-yard touchdown catch with 1:36 left in the game. Minnesota Duluth recovered an onside kick attempt and ran out the clock. Minnesota Duluth finished the season with a 15-0 record. Northwest Missouri ended the season with a 13-2 record and suffered its fourth consecutive loss in the Division II championship game.

Starting lineups

Scoring summary

*1st Quarter **No scoring. *2nd Quarter **Minnesota Duluth - Tony Doherty 38 yard pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick), 0:14 ''Bulldogs 7-0''
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds, 1:03 *3rd Quarter **Minnesota Duluth - Isaac Odim 5 yard pass from Ted Schlafke (David Nadeau kick), 6:32 ''Bulldogs 14-0''
Drive: 9 plays, 31 yds, 5:13 *4th Quarter **Minnesota Duluth - Isaac Odim 4 yard run (David Nadeau kick), 13:43 ''Bulldogs 21-0''
Drive: 7 plays, 54 yds, 3:06 **NW Missouri St - Aldwin Foster-Rettig 44 yard interception return TD (Tommy Frevert kick), 8:03. ''Bulldogs 21-7'' **NW Missouri St - Raphael Robinson 2 yard pass (Tommy Frevert kick), 1:36. ''Bulldogs 21-14''
Drive: 10 plays, 85 yds, 3:23

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References

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