December 6th, 2025 5:00pm
The Division II national championship committee met late Saturday afternoon to assess the regional champions and seed them for national semifinal matchups. The committee determined that Ferris State and Kutztown would be the host institutions, with Ferris State as the top seed. The Bulldogs will host super region two champion, Newberry. Harding, the winners of the super region three bracket will travel to SR1 champ Kutztown. It will be the first time super region one has hosted a semifinal since 2019. The game will be played at Kutztown's Andre Reed Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 13 with kickoff time to be announced. Continue to visit D2Football.com for continuing coverage of this matchup of two 14-0 teams.
From Kutztown sports information:
KUTZTOWN, Pa. -- Kutztown University will host a semifinal game in the NCAA Division II Football Championship for the first time in program history, the NCAA DII Football Championship Committee announced Saturday evening. The Golden Bears earned the No. 2 seed among the final four teams and will welcome No. 3 seed Harding (Ark.) to Andre Reed Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Kutztown advanced to the semifinals for the second time in program history with a 52-29 quarterfinal victory over 24th-ranked Frostburg State earlier Saturday to claim the Super Region 1 championship. The Golden Bears extended their program single-season record for wins to 14 (14-0) and surpassed 600 points scored on the season (618) with their third consecutive 50+ point performance in the playoffs.
Harding defeated the University of Texas Permian Basin, 34-28, to secure the Super Region 4 title and return to the national semifinals for the third time in program history. The Bisons also sport a 14-0 record and are one of three remaining unbeaten teams in Division II along with Kutztown and top seed Ferris State (14-0).
This will be the first-ever meeting between the Golden Bears and Bisons. Harding won the 2023 NCAA DII national championship over Colorado School of Mines, 38-7. Kutztown fell at Mines, 35-7, in its first semifinal appearance in program history that same season.
The winner of Saturday's semifinal game will advance to the NCAA Division II National Championship game at McKinney ISD Stadium in McKinney, Texas, on Saturday, Dec. 20. Super Region 3 champion and No. 1 seed Ferris State hosts Super Region 2 champion and No. 4 seed Newberry in the other semifinal.
Kickoff time is expected to be announced by the NCAA on Sunday, Dec. 7. The game will air on ESPN+. More details, including ticket, parking and tailgate information will be released at KUBears.com and on the athletic department's social media channels (@KUGoldenBears) as they become available.