The game determined the national champion of NCAA Division II for the 2024 season.
The game featured the two finalists of the 28-team playoff bracket, which began on November 23, 2024.
[1] The two-seed Ferris State Bulldogs from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) defeated the top-seeded Valdosta State Blazers from the Gulf South Conference (GSC), 49–14.
The win gave the Ferris State football program its third national championship.
[2] The participants of the 2024 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2024 Division II Playoffs, which began on November 23 with four 7-team brackets to determine super region champions, who then qualified for the national semifinals.