The 2014 NCFA National Title game would be the last (and perhaps only) one of it’s kind with the inception of the NCFA Playoffs set to begin in 2015.  Oakland (7-0) defeated Robert Morris (8-0) by the narrowest of margins (27-26) in the Great Lakes Conference Championship Game.  The close loss was not enough to drop Robert Morris outside of the top 2, in the NCFA Power Rankings and thus the 2014 National Championship Bowl would feature an astonishing rematch of these conference rivals.

With two teams freshly familiar with each other, the first game proved to be a defensive battle with the score knotted at 0 headed into half time.  4 Mins into the 3rd quarter, Oakland would get on the board first thanks to a 4 yd touchdown catch and run by Mitch Kuula.  It would take RMU just 2 and half minutes to respond with a touchdown of their own after Tyvon Davis would score on a 17 yard touch down pass from Tim Finney.  The big play would come with 4min left in the 3rd when Oakland’s Brandon Tucker would catch a 10 yard pass from Justin Mills and race down the field 60 yards for a score to take the lead.  Malike Pettway would tack on the two point conversion giving Oakland a 14-6 lead.  The momentum would once again shift in the 4th when Oakland’s Justin Mills would fumble in the endzone and RMU’s Austin Jenkins would scoop it up for the score.  However, RMU’s 2pt try would fall incomplete and Oakland’s tough defense would hold strong to preserve the 14-12 win.

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Brandon Tucker would take home MVP honors grabbing 2 passes for 92 yards including the a game changing 60 yard touchdown as he helped the Grizzlies win the title.