The game was played on December 15, 2006, at Finley Stadium, home field of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

The culminating game of the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season, it was won by Appalachian State, 28–17.

[1] The participants of the Championship Game were the finalists of the 2006 FCS Playoffs, which began with a 16-team bracket.

This was Appalachian State's second consecutive appearance in the championship game, having won the title in 2005.

The Minutemen were the third-seed in the tournament and defeated Lafayette, New Hampshire, and second-seed Montana to reach the final.