No. 1 seed South Dakota State squares off against No. 2 seed Montana in the FCS championship. SDSU is currently a 12.5-point favorite.
Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, airing on ABC.
How do the two teams stack up on paper?
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Here’s a tale of the tape breakdown of the teams statistically.
Figures via NCAA statistics and PFF.
SDSU vs. Montana
| SDSU | Stats | Montana |
| 14-0 | Record | 13-1 |
| 21st | SOS | 25th |
| 0.548 (1st) | 3rd down Conv % | 0.429 (32nd) |
| 0.345 (27th) | 3rd down Conv % D | 0.288 (3rd) |
| 6.57 (86th) | Fewest Penalties PG | 6.43 (76th) |
| 18 (2nd) | Def. Int. | 16 (7th) |
| 225.6 (42nd) | Passing Off. | 196.8 (68th) |
| 164.4 (7th) | Pass Def. | 208.4 (58th) |
| 0.594 (1st) | Red Zone Def. | 0.743 (21st) |
| 0.963 (1st) | Red Zone Off. | 0.827 (48th) |
| 92.6 (2nd) | Rushing Def. | 102.8 (12th) |
| 230.5 (5th) | Rushing Off. | 186.1 (21st) |
| 1.71 (77th) | Sacks PG | 2.43 (29th) |
| 0.71 (6th) | Sacks Allowed PG | 2.57 (90th) |
| 9.7 (1st) | Scoring Def. | 16.8 (5th) |
| 38.4 (3rd) | Scoring Off. | 32.2 (16th) |
| 4.8 (100th) | TFLs PG | 6.1 (36th) |
| 257.1 (1st) | Total Def. | 311.2 (17th) |
| 456.1 (6th) | Total Off. | 382.9 (39th) |
| 26 (4th) | TOs Gained | 22 (17th) |
| 11 (12th) | TOs Lost | 12 (24th) |
| +15 (3rd) | TO Margin | +10 (6th) |
| PFF Grades | ||
| 1st | Offense | 17th |
| 4th | Passing | 46th |
| 3rd | Pass-Blocking | 19th |
| 2nd | Receiving | 23rd |
| 1st | Rushing | 4th |
| 3rd | Run-blocking | 53rd |
| 2nd | Defense | 17th |
| 9th | Rush Defense | 5th |
| 13th | Tackling | 11th |
| 29th | Pass Rush | 32nd |
| 1st | Coverage | 49th |
