NFL · NCAA Division 1 · 2025

Montana StateScore: 35

35 : 34

Illinois StateScore: 34

Date & time

6 Jan 2026, 01:30

Round

180

Venue

Vanderbilt Stadium

Location

Nashville, TN, United States

Attendance

24,105

The 2026 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a college football game played on January 5, 2026, at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The game determined the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) for the 2025 season. It featured the two finalists of the 24-team playoff bracket, which began on November 29, 2025. The Monday night game began at approximately 7:30 p.m. EST and was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+. The game featured Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and Montana State of the Big Sky Conference.

Venue

Montana State

Illinois State

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