| Year Game Played: | 2015 |
| Game Name: | NCAA Division I Football Championship |
| Subheader: | FCS National Championship Game |
| Visitor Name Short: | North Dakota State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Bison |
| Home Nickname: | Redbirds |
| Visitor School: | North Dakota State University |
| Home Name Short: | Illinois State |
| Football Season: | 2014 |
| Home School: | Illinois State University |
| Visitor Record: | 14–1 |
| Home Record: | 13–1 |
| Visitor Conference: | MVFC |
| Home Conference: | MVFC |
| Visitor 1Q: | 3 |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 9 |
| Home 2Q: | 0 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 13 |
| Visitor Coach: | Chris Klieman |
| Home Coach: | Brock Spack |
| Visitor Rank Tsn: | 2 |
| Visitor Seed: | 2 |
| Home Rank Tsn: | 7 |
| Home Seed: | 5 |
| Date Game Played: | January 10 |
| Stadium: | Toyota Stadium |
| City: | Frisco, Texas |
| Mvp: | Carson Wentz (QB, North Dakota State)[1] |
| Odds: | North Dakota State by 6.5[2] |
| Referee: | Eddy Shelton (Southland)[3] |
| Attendance: | 20,918 |
| Us Network: | ESPN2[4] |
| Us Announcers: | Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)[5] |
| Different Previous: | 2014 |
| Different Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game was a postseason college football game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision for the 2014 season. It was played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on January 10, 2015, with kickoff at 1:00 p.m. EST, and was the culminating game of the 2014 FCS Playoffs. With sponsorship by Northwestern Mutual, the game was officially known as the NCAA FCS Championship presented by Northwestern Mutual.[5]
The participants of the 2015 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2014 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 24-team bracket. No. 2 seed North Dakota State and No. 5 seed Illinois State qualified for the final by winning their semifinal games.
See main article: 2014 North Dakota State Bison football team. Led by first-year head coach Chris Klieman, the Bison finished the regular season 11–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with Illinois State) and the No. 2 seed in the FCS Playoffs. North Dakota State defeated unseeded South Dakota State, No. 7 seed Coastal Carolina, and unseeded Sam Houston State to reach the final. The Bison entered the Championship game with a 3–0 record in previous FCS Championships, having won the last three straight.
See main article: 2014 Illinois State Redbirds football team. Led by sixth-year head coach Brock Spack, the Redbirds finished the regular season 10–1, 7–1 in MVFC play, to earn a conference co-championship (shared with North Dakota State) and the No. 5 seed in the FCS Playoffs. Illinois State defeated unseeded Northern Iowa, No. 4 seed Eastern Washington, and No. 1 seed New Hampshire to reach their first-ever final.