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NCAA D2 Football Playoffs Round Three Final Scores, Updates, Semifinal Info

NCAA D2 Football Playoffs Round Three Final Scores, Updates, Semifinal Info

Round three of the NCAA D2 Football Playoffs is here! With four games on the schedule for Dec. 6, here is all of the live scores, updates and breaking news!

Dec 6, 2025 by Madelyn Mendoza
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Round three of the NCAA D2 playoffs has officially wrapped up on Dec. 6

With four matchups taking place across the day, there was plenty of action to keep football fans on the edge of their seats. 

From known victories, like Ferris State beating Minnesota State and Kutztown besting Frostburg State, fans of these top two teams are thrilled for another week of action!

Like most weeks of the D2 football season, chaos finds a way to sneak in a stir up some results and today was no different. Newberry upset Albany State, 31-24 and Harding barely held on to escape UT Permian Basin, 34-28, 

With the four victors known, only time will tell the matchups in the two semifinal games on Dec. 13. Teams will be re-seeded later in the evening on Dec. 6 and the matchups will be announced later this week. 

Recap all of the scoring action and some of the key plays in this article! 

Final Score Updates For The Remaining Two Games

Playoff Saturday has officially wrapped up! As the field has been narrowed from eight to four, here are the final scores from the final two games! 

  • Newberry 31, Albany State 24 - Final 
  • Harding 34, UT Permian Basin 28 - Final

Final Score Updates For Several Games

Several of the D2 Football Playoff matches have wrapped up. Here are some final score updates! 

  • Kutztown 51, Frostburg State 29 - Final 
  • Ferris State 52, Minnesota State 29 - Final 

All Games Are In Action! Here Are Score Updates!

All of the third-round NCAA D2 playoff football games are on a roll! Here is a look at scores! 

  • Kutztown 49, Frostburg State 23 - 8:30 left in 4Q 
  • Albany State 21, Newberry 24 - Halftime
  • Ferris State 24, Minnesota State 14 - Halftime 
  • Harding 14, UT Permian Basin 7 - End of First

Score Updates For Games In Action

Three playoff games are in full action for the NCAA D2 football playoffs! Here is a look at the scores! 

  • Kutztown 28, Frostburg State 20 - 0:09 in 3Q 
  • Albany State 21, Newberyy 3 - 15:00 in 2Q 
  • Ferris State 16, Minnesota State 7 -  8:18 in 2Q 

Albany State & Ferris State Both On The Board

Kutztown 28, Frostburg State 13

Albany State 7, Newberry 0 

Ferris State 3, Minnesota State 0

Scoring action is all over the D2 playoffs! 

Kutztown still has a commanding lead over Frostburg State!

Albany State finds the end zone first in its contest taking a 7-0 lead. 

Ferris State burns the clock, but settles for a field goal in the opening drive against Minnesota State. 

Kutztown Scores Again! | Kickoff For Two More Games

Kutztown 27, Frostburg State 13

Kutztown is finding a rhythm as the team goes up 27-13. 

Kickoff is also underway for Ferris State vs. Minnesota State and Albany State and Newberry! 

Offense Is Cooking For Both Teams! 

Kutztown 14, Frostburg State 13 

The offense is cooking for these two teams as they each have scored one more time since the last update! 

It's a one point game in D2 football land! 

Frostburg State Repsonds

Kutztown 7, Frostburg State 6 

Frostburg State responds quickly in this opening D2 matchup! KJ Smothers finds the score. The PAT is no good! 

Kutztown Strikes First!

Kutztown 7, Frostburg State 0 

The first scoring action of the day sees the Golden Bears on Kutztown on the board first! Judd Novak powers his way into the end zone! 

Kickoff! Kutztown vs. Frostburg State

D2 football action is so back! Kutztown and Frostburg State are about to kick off! Get excited!

10 Minutes Left to Go

Ten minutes left to go as the first teams are preparing for action, the first scoring plays will be in soon! 

30 Minutes to Kickoff

Just 30 minutes until  D2 playoff action is underway! Get excited fans, this article will have all of the updates as we have them!

1 Hour Til Action Gets Started For The D2 Schools!

Just one hour to go until Kutztown and Frostburg State get started! Get excited football fans! Let's get it started! 

Here Are The Four D2 Football Matchups On Dec. 6

Here are the four third-round matchups and kickoff times for D2 playoff football! 

  • 12 p.m. ET — No. 1 Kutztown vs. Frostburg State
  • 1 p.m. ET — No. 1 Albany State (Georgia) vs. No. 3 Newberry
  • 1 p.m. ET — No. 1 Ferris State vs. Minnesota State
  • 2 p.m. ET — No. 1 Harding vs. UT Permian Basin

Who Are The Remaining Teams In The NCAA D2 Playoffs?

Four games on the docket and eight teams remain in the 2025 NCAA D2 football playoffs. Here are the teams playing December football!

Remaining Teams

  • Kutztown 
  • Frostburg State
  • Albany State 
  • Newberry
  • Ferris State
  • Minnesota State 
  • Harding 
  • UT Permian Basin

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