KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [FCS Schedule] The NAIA Football Championship game is set after two exciting semifinal games today. It will feature a rematch of last years title game between The Red Raiders of Northwestern (Iowa) and Keiser (Fla.). The championship game matchup can be found HERE.

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No. 1 Northwestern (Iowa) def. No. 4 Georgetown (Ky.), 35-10

• Northwestern (Iowa) is headed back to the NAIA Football Championship game for the second time in as many years after a big win at home over Georgetown (Ky.) this afternoon.
• The Raiders scored consistently throughout the game, grabbing one touchdown in the first, second, and third quarters; then putting up a pair of touchdowns in the fourth to seal the win.
• The Tiger's only points came in the second quarter, via a field goal, then a touchdown in the third quarter.
• NWC's third down efficiency was near perfect in the game at 92% or 12-of-13 attempts compared to Georgetown's 44% third down efficiency.
• Northwestern (Iowa) tallied 199 total yards of passing and 172 yards on the ground in the win.
• The Tigers netted 146 yards through the air and only 79 rushing yards.
• Jalyn Gramstad was 14-of-18 passing with three touchdowns and a game-long 35-yard completion.
• Konner McQuillan led the efforts in the running game, having 129 yards on 28 attempts and a pair of touchdowns.
• Michael Storey grabbed eight receptions for 110 yards and three scores to lead the Red Raiders.
• Gehrig Slaunaker of Georgetown was 11-for-18 passing with 146 yards, one interception, and a rushing touchdown.
• Jayson Hayes ran for 37 yards on seven attempts for the Tigers.
• Clayton Bosma for the Red Raiders picked off the Tigers and Slaunaker for a 31 yard return.
• Defensively, Jacob Brass led the way for Georgetown with 14 tackles while Lawson Vaughn led with two tackles for a loss of seven yards.
• Kylar Fritz led the defense for NWC with eight tackles and two tackles for a loss of four yards.

No. 3 Keiser (Fla.) def. No. 11 College of Idaho, 28-21

• Keiser (Fla.) picked up the win today on their home turf by a one-score margin, 28-21.
• KU's running game was strong with 181 yards, compared to C of I's  76 rushing yards.
• The Coyotes had the upper hand in the passing game though, putting up 285 yards over the 163 yards KU threw.
• Keiser was 5-for-12 on third-down efficiency and the College of Idaho was 3-for-14 in the same category.
• Both the Seahawks and College of Idaho were rolling in the second quarter of the game, scoring a combined 31 points as KU had the advantage in the quarter with 17.
• Bryce Veasley for the Seahawks was 9-for-22 passing in the game with 163 yards.
• Jaden Meizinger led KU with 20 receptions on 86 net yards and a pair of scores.
• Andrew Burnette was targeted heavily as well with 13 receptions for 84 yards and one score.
• Darrell Livingston posted 10 total tackles, including seven solo for the Seahawks while Tivon Sutton had five tackles for a loss of 22 yards in the game.
• Andy Peters and Jon Schofield shared the quarterback duties for the Coyotes in this game both combining for 285 yards, 24 completions on 45 attempts, and three touchdowns.
• John Kreps had eight receptions for C of I with 95 yards and two scores.