Lake Charles, La. ? B.J. Sams scored two touchdowns as McNeese State rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to beat Villanova 39-28 Saturday and advance to the Division I-AA title game.

McNeese (13-1) will play Western Kentucky (11-3) on Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Sams put the Cowboys up 26-21 in the fourth quarter when he caught a pass, broke three tackles and went 69 yards for the score. He also ran for a 5-yard TD in the third quarter. He finished with 47 yards rushing and caught three passes for 90 yards.

Brett Gordon passed for 354 yards and two touchdowns for Villanova (11-4) despite playing with a broken thumb.

Western Kentucky 31, Georgia Southern 28

Statesboro, Ga. – Western Kentucky quarterback Jason Michael scored on a 2-yard run with 46 seconds left to lead the Hilltoppers into the Division I-AA championship game for the first time.

Georgia Southern (11-3), which had won 10 straight, was trying to win its seventh national title since 1997. The Eagles rallied from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a 28-24 lead, but Western Kentucky went on a 76-yard drive, capped by Michael’s game-winning run.

Georgia Southern quarterback Chaz Williams, who set a I-AA record with 10 straight 100-yard rushing games, was held to 19 yards.