For the second straight year, Northwest Missouri State University won the NCAA Division II Football National Championship at Children's Mercy Park. The Bearcats defeated the University of North Alabama 29-3 on Saturday on a cold, snow-filled afternoon in Kansas City, Kansas.
Northwest Missouri entered Saturday's championship game on a 29-game winning streak and with one of the highest scoring offenses in the country. They were held at bay for most of the first half, however, by a stout North Alabama defense and the frigid conditions. It was 13 degrees at kickoff with a -4 windchill.
Adam Dorrel’s side was held at bay for 29 minutes but broke through with 58 seconds left in the second quarter.