2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 29, 2024 through January 6, 2025 |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN College Football, ESPN+, Local TV partners |
2025 NFL draft | |
Regular season | |
Champions Playoff participants | North Dakota State South Dakota State South Dakota Illinois State |
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No. 1 North Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 South Dakota State +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 South Dakota +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Illinois State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State * | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season was the 39th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's first season returning to 11 teams, and its fourth in the last 5 seasons. It was also the conference's last at the time as Missouri State announced before the season that they would be joining Conference USA starting in the 2025–26 academic year. The Bears were ineligible for the FCS playoffs and the conference title during the 2024 season. [1]
North Dakota State made it to the National Championship as the 2nd seed and won their 10th FCS title in program history, and 18th title at any level, defeating Montana State. [2] South Dakota State and South Dakota made the playoffs as the 3rd and 4th seeds and won their way to the FCS semifinals, where they would fall to North Dakota State [3] and Montana State. [4] Illinois State also made the playoffs as the 12th seed, and made it to the second round, losing to 5th seeded UC Davis. [5]
In 2023, South Dakota State won the conference and received the automatic bid to the 2023 playoffs. The top seeded Jacks would go on to win their second consecutive FCS Championship, beating second seeded Montana. [6] South Dakota would also make a seed and wait until the second round to play as the third seed, but would fall to North Dakota State in the quarterfinal round. [7] The Bison made the tournament unseeded for the first time since the 2010 season, and would make it all the way to the semifinal round before losing to the Griz [8] - winning two straight road games to get there. Southern Illinois, Youngstown State and North Dakota would also make the playoffs as unseeded teams. The Salukis and Penguins fell in the second round, to 4th seeded Idaho [9] and 6th seeded Villanova [10] respectively. The Fighting Hawks fell at home to Sacramento State in the first round. [11]
After the conclusion of the 2023 college football season, Western Illinois left the conference for the Ohio Valley Conference after 38 years in the league as a charter member. This move matches the Leathernecks departure from their main conference, the Summit League, which they left after the 2022-23 collegiate season. [12]
On January 10, 2024, Jody Wright was named the new head coach at Murray State. [13] Wright takes over for Dean Hood, who retired after the 2023 season. [14]
On December 17, 2023, Tim Polasek was named the new head coach at North Dakota State. [15] Polasek takes over for Matt Entz, who left the Bison for the linebackers/assistant coach position at USC. [16]
The annual preseason poll; voted on by conference coaches, athletic directors, and media members. [17]
Predicted finish | Team | Points (1st place votes) |
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1 | South Dakota State | 482 (42) |
2 | North Dakota State | 437 (1) |
3 | South Dakota | 371 |
4 | Southern Illinois | 293 |
5 | North Dakota | 276 |
6 | Illinois State | 264 |
7 | Youngstown State | 255 |
8 | Northern Iowa | 227 |
9 | Missouri State | 164 (1) |
10 | Indiana State | 68 |
11 | Murray State | 67 |
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Source: [18]
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Final | ||
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Illinois State | STATS | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Coaches | 20 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Indiana State | STATS | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
Missouri State | STATS | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | |||
Murray State | STATS | |||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
North Dakota | STATS | 24 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | RV | |||
Coaches | 22 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 23 | RV | RV | |||
North Dakota State | STATS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Coaches | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Northern Iowa | STATS | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | |||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | RV | |||||||||
South Dakota | STATS | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Coaches | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
South Dakota State | STATS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Southern Illinois | STATS | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 19 | RV | ||||||||
Coaches | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | RV | |||||||||
Youngstown State | STATS | 25 | 25 | 21 | RV | |||||||||||
Coaches | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | RV | |||||||||||
Index to colors and formatting |
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MVFC member won |
MVFC member lost |
MVFC teams in bold |
All times Central time.
† denotes Homecoming game
^ denotes AP Poll ranking for FBS teams
Date | Bye week | |
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September 21 | Indiana State | Murray State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 28 | 12:00 PM | Houston Christian | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 3,466 | [61] |
September 28 | 1:00 PM | Murray State | No. 9 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | UND 72–35 | 10,828 | [62] |
September 28 | 1:00 PM | No. 17 Southern Illinois | No. 5 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 42–13 | 6,706 | [63] |
September 28 | 2:00 PM | Youngstown State | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | MOST 38–31 | 12,117 | [64] |
September 28 | 2:00 PM | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 18 Illinois State † | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | NDSU 42–10 | 11,687 | [65] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week | |
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September 28 | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. RV Northern Iowa |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 5 | 1:00 PM | Indiana State | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 21–14 | 8,202 | [66] |
October 5 | 2:00 PM | No. 4 South Dakota | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | USD 59–0 | 6,437 | [67] |
October 5 | 2:30 PM | No. 7 North Dakota | No. 2 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | NDSU 41–17 | 18,723 | [68] |
October 5 | 4:00 PM | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. RV Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | SDSU 41–3 | 12,611 | [69] |
October 5 | 6:00 PM | No. 18 Illinois State | No. 19 Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | ILST 45–10 | 7,157 | [70] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week |
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October 5 | Missouri State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 12 | 12:00 PM | Missouri State | No. 16 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | MOST 41–7 | 6,232 | [71] |
October 12 | 12:00 PM | Murray State | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | INST 31–27 | 3,056 | [72] |
October 12 | 2:00 PM | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. RV Southern Illinois † | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | NDSU 24–3 | 9,610 | [73] |
October 12 | 2:00 PM | Northern Iowa | No. 4 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 42–17 | 8,934 | [74] |
October 12 | 2:00 PM | Youngstown State | No. 1 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 63–13 | 19,331 | [75] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week |
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October 12 | No. 9 North Dakota |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 19 | 1:00 PM | Northern Iowa | No. 9 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | UND 31–7 | 11,617 | [76] |
October 19 | 2:00 PM | No. 21 Illinois State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | ILST 40–32 | 15,991 | [77] |
October 19 | 2:00 PM | Indiana State | Missouri State † | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | MOST 46–21 | 11,280 | [78] |
October 19 | 5:00 PM | No. 4 South Dakota | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | USD 27–17 | 8,560 | [79] |
October 19 | 7:00 PM | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 2 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN2 | NDSU 13–9 | 18,807 | [80] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week |
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October 19 | Southern Illinois |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 26 | 12:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Indiana State † | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | INST 20–17 | 4,266 | [81] |
October 26 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 North Dakota State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | NDSU 59–6 | 6,133 | [82] |
October 26 | 4:00 PM | Missouri State | Northern Iowa † | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | MOST 49–42 | 10,848 | [83] |
October 26 | 5:00 PM | No. 7 North Dakota | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 41–40 OT | 9,979 | [84] |
October 26 | 6:30 PM | No. 4 South Dakota | No. 3 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPNU | SDSU 20–17 OT | 19,351 | [85] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week |
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October 26 | No. 21 Illinois State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 2 | 12:00 PM | No. 15 North Dakota | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | INST 35–31 | 3,013 | [86] |
November 2 | 2:00 PM | Youngstown State | No. 21 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | ILST 23–16 | 6,381 | [87] |
November 2 | 2:00 PM | Murray State | No. 3 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 52–6 | 16,376 | [88] |
November 2 | 2:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | MOST 38–17 | 8,134 | [89] |
November 2 | 2:30 PM | Northern Iowa | No. 1 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | NDSU 42–19 | 14,528 | [90] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week |
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November 2 | No. 5 South Dakota |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 9 | 12:00 PM | Youngstown State | Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | SIU 37–33 | 4,933 | [91] |
November 9 | 1:00 PM | No. 3 South Dakota State | No. 21 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | SDSU 38–7 | 9,797 | [92] |
November 9 | 1:00 PM | Missouri State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | MOST 59–31 | 5,127 | [93] |
November 9 | 1:00 PM | No. 18 Illinois State | Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | ILST 31–9 | 1,880 | [94] |
November 9 | 1:00 PM | Indiana State | No. 5 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 49–0 | 5,515 | [95] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week |
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November 9 | No. 1 North Dakota State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 16 | 11:00 AM | Northern Iowa | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 39–38 OT | 4,933 | [96] |
November 16 | 12:00 PM | No. 17 Illinois State | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | ILST 31–19 | 3,188 | [97] |
November 16 | 12:00 PM | No. 5 South Dakota | No. RV North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | USD 42–36 | 8,974 | [98] |
November 16 | 12:30 PM | Murray State | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SEC Network/ESPN+ | L 6–48 | 48,370 | [99] |
November 16 | 2:00 PM | Southern Illinois | No. 3 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 41–10 | 17,268 | [100] |
November 16 | 2:30 PM | Missouri State | No. 1 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | NDSU 59–21 | 14,679 | [101] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 23 | 12:00 PM | North Dakota | No. 14 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | ILST 35–13 | 5,631 | [102] |
November 23 | 12:00 PM | Murray State | Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | SIU 62–0 | 5,310 | [103] |
November 23 | 1:00 PM | Indiana State | Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | UNI 41–34 | 8,398 | [104] |
November 23 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 4 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 29–28 | 9,062 | [105] |
November 23 | 2:00 PM | No. 3 South Dakota State | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | SDSU 45–9 | 7,142 | [106] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye week |
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November 23 | Youngstown State |
In 2024, four teams made the FCS playoffs. North Dakota State (No. 2), South Dakota State (No. 3), and South Dakota (No. 4) all received byes, while Illinois State (No. 12) played in the first round. Below are the games in which they played.
All times central. Seedings in parenthesis.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 30 | 11:00 AM | No. 11 (12) Illinois State | No. 16 Southeast Missouri State (Big South–OVC) | Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 35–27 | [107] | |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 7 | 1:00 PM | No. 13 (14) Montana (Big Sky) | No. 2 (3) South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | W 35–18 | 10,376 | [108] |
December 7 | 2:00 PM | No. 14 (13) Tarleton State (UAC) | No. 3 (4) South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 42–31 | 6,231 | [109] |
December 7 | 2:00 PM | No. 15 (15) Abilene Christian (UAC) | No. 4 (2) North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | W 51–31 | 10,373 | [110] |
December 7 | 3:00 PM | No. 11 (12) Illinois State | No. 5 (5) UC Davis (Big Sky) | UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA | ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 6,317 | [111] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 14 | 11:00 AM | No. 6 (6) Incarnate Word (Southland) | No. 2 (3) South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN | W 55–14 | 8,671 | [112] |
December 14 | 2:00 PM | No. 5 (5) UC Davis (Big Sky) | No. 4 (4) South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 6,135 | [113] |
December 14 | 2:30 PM | No. 8 (7) Mercer (SoCon) | No. 3 (2) North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ABC | W 31–7 | 10,353 | [114] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 21 | 11:00 AM | No. 2 (3) South Dakota State | No. 3 (2) North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ABC | NDSU 28–21 | 17,849 | [115] |
December 21 | 2:30 PM | No. 4 (4) South Dakota | No. 1 (1) Montana State (Big Sky) | Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT | ABC | L 17–31 | 20,557 | [116] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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January 6 | 6:00 PM | No. 3 (2) North Dakota State | No. 1 (1) Montana State (Big Sky) | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | W 35–32 | 18,005 | [117] |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
2024–25 records against non-conference foes:
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |
Week 1 (Sept. 2) [118] | Cam Miller | QB | NDSU | Todric McGee | S | MOST | Keyondray Jones-Logan | RS | USD | Ethan Wright | RB | YSU |
Week 2 (Sept. 9) [119] | Beau Brungard | QB | YSU | Ben Bogle | LB | SIU | C.J. Elrichs | PK | UND | Elijah Owens | QB | INST |
Week 3 (Sept. 16) [120] | DJ Williams | QB | SIU | Garret Ollendieck | LB | INST | Hayden Futch | P | ILST | Keontez Lewis | WR | SIU |
Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | ||||||||||
Week 4 (Sept. 23) [121] | Kirby Vorhees | RB | SDSU | Josh Navratil | LB | UND | Jackson Williams | WR/RS | NDSU | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
Week 5 (Sept. 30) [122] | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Eli Mostaert | DT | NDSU | Tyler Erkman | DB | UND | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
Week 6 (Oct. 7) [123] | Cam Miller | QB | NDSU | Tye Niekamp | LB | ILST | Brendon Kilpatrick | P | YSU | Quaron Adams | WR | USD |
Week 7 (Oct. 14) [124] | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Gary Bryant III | LB | USD | Angel Johnson | RB/KR | SDSU | Elijah Owens | QB | INST |
Week 8 (Oct. 21) [125] | Tommy Rittenhouse | QB | ILST | Logan Kopp | LB | NDSU | Kaedin Steindorf | P | NDSU | Xavier Loyd | WR | ILST |
Week 9 (Oct. 28) [126] | Beau Brungard | QB | YSU | Geoffrey Brown | LB | INST | Andrew Lastovka | PK | YSU | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
Week 10 (Nov. 4) [127] | Jayden Becks | RB | MOST | Joey Shew | DE | INST | James London | PK | MUR | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
Week 11 (Nov. 11) [128] | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Mi'Quise Grace | DL | USD | Hunter Dustman | K/P | SDSU | Jake Curry | QB | SIU |
Week 12 (Nov. 18) [129] | Charles Pierre Jr. | RB | USD | Matthew Durrance | S | SDSU | Griffin Crosa | K | NDSU | Xavier Loyd | WR | ILST |
Beau Brungard | QB | YSU | ||||||||||
Week 13 (Nov. 25) [130] | Michael Lindauer | QB | SIU | Tye Niekamp | LB | ILST | Sergio Morancy | WR/RS | UNI | Nate Ewell | LB | USD |
On December 2, 2024, the Missouri Valley Football Conference released their Players of the Year and All-Conference Honors. [131]
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On November 26, 2024, STATS Perform released their list of finalists for the Walter Payton Award, Buck Buchanan Award, Jerry Rice Award, and Eddie Robinson Award, respectively. Finalists are listed by order they appears in the STATS Perform article:
The following MVFC players were listed as finalists for the Walter Payton Award, which is given to the best FCS offensive player: [132]
The following MVFC players were listed as finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the best FCS defensive player: [133]
The Jerry Rice Award is given to the most outstanding FCS freshman. The MVFC's own CharMar Brown (RB - North Dakota State) won the award. [134] The other conference finalist is listed below: [135]
The following MVFC coaches were listed as finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award, which is given to the best FCS head coach: [136]
AP [137] 1st Team | AP 2nd Team | AFCA [138] 1st Team | AFCA 2nd Team | STATS [139] 1st Team | STATS 2nd Team | STATS 3rd Team | ADA [140] | |
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Adam Bock, LB, South Dakota State | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Bo Belquist, WR, North Dakota | ![]() | |||||||
Brendon Kilpatrick, P, Youngstown State | ![]() | |||||||
Caden Bolz, LS, Missouri State | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Caleb Francl, LB, South Dakota State | ![]() | |||||||
Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Dalys Beanum, DB, South Dakota State | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Dennis Shorter, DB, South Dakota | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Eli Mostaert, DL, North Dakota State | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Evan Beernsten, OL, South Dakota State | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Gus Miller, OL, South Dakota State | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
James London, PK, Murray State | ![]() | |||||||
JJ Galbreath, TE, South Dakota | ![]() | |||||||
Joey Lombard, OL, South Dakota | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Keondre Jackson, DB, Illinois State | ![]() | |||||||
Lance Mason, TE, Missouri State | ![]() | |||||||
Mark Gronowski, QB, South Dakota State | ![]() | |||||||
Mason Miller, OL, North Dakota State | ![]() | |||||||
Mi'Quise Grace, DL, South Dakota | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
Nick Gaes, DL, South Dakota | ![]() | |||||||
Tye Niekamp, LB, Illinois State | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
Sam Merryman, LS, Youngstown State | ![]() |
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Total | Average | % of capacity |
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Illinois State | Hancock Stadium | 13,391 | 12,440† | 9,012 | 11,687 | 6,232 | 6,381 | 5,631 | 51,383 | 8,563 | 64.0% | |||
Indiana State | Memorial Stadium | 12,764 | 3,614 | 3,466 | 3,056 | 4,266† | 3,013 | 3,188 | 20,603 | 3,433 | 26.9% | |||
Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium | 17,500 | 9,642 | 12,117† | 11,280 | 8,134 | 7,142 | 48,315 | 9,663 | 55.2% | ||||
Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16,800 | 7,213 | 9,088 | 6,437 | 15,991† | 6,133 | 5,127 | 49,989 | 8,331 | 49.6% | |||
North Dakota | Alerus Center | 12,283 | 11,595 | 10,685 | 8,491 | 10,828 | 11,617† | 9,797 | 8,974 | 71,987 | 10,283 | 83.7% | ||
North Dakota State | Fargodome | 18,700 | 16,811 | 17,185 | 18,723 | 18,807† | 14,528 | 14,679 | 10,373‡ | 10,353‡ | 17,849‡ | 139,038 | 15,448 | 82.6% |
Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome | 16,324 | 8,458 | 12,611† | 10,848 | 1,880 | 8,398 | 42,195 | 8,439 | 51.7% | ||||
South Dakota | DakotaDome | 9,100 | 7,435 | 6,529 | 6,706 | 8,934 | 5,515 | 9,062† | 6,231‡ | 6,135‡ | 56,547 | 7,068 | 77.7% | |
South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium | 19,340 | 19,321 | 19,376† | 19,331 | 19,351 | 16,376 | 17,268 | 10,376‡ | 8,671‡ | 130,070 | 16,258 | 84.1% | |
Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium | 15,000 | 7,879 | 13,421† | 7,157 | 9,610 | 4,933 | 5,310 | 48,310 | 8,051 | 53.7% | |||
Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium | 20,630 | 7,649 | 12,415† | 8,560 | 9,979 | 4,933 | 43,536 | 8,707 | 42.2% | ||||
Bold - Exceed or met capacity
†Season High
‡FCS Playoff Game
The following list includes all MVFC players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft.
Player | Position | School | Draft round | Round pick | Overall pick | Team |
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Through January 6, 2025
All stats include 2024 season
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MVFC record | MVFC titles | FCS playoff appearances | FCS playoff record | National titles |
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Illinois State | Brock Spack | 16 | 111–74 (.600) | 111–74 (.600) | 71–54 (.568) | 2 | 6 | 8–6 (.571) | 0 |
Indiana State | Curt Mallory | 7 [a] | 24–55 (.304) | 24–55 (.304) | 16–40 (.286) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Missouri State | Ryan Beard | 2 | 12–11 (.522) | 12–11 (.522) | 9–7 (.563) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Murray State | Jody Wright | 1 | 1–11 (.083) | 1–11 (.083) | 0–8 (.000) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
North Dakota | Bubba Schweigert [b] | 11 | 88–78 (.530) | 66–57 (.537) | 19–18 (.514) | 0 | 5 | 1–5 (.167) | 0 |
North Dakota State | Tim Polasek | 1 | 14–2 (.875) | 14–2 (.875) | 7–1 (.875) | 1 | 1 | 4–0 (1.000) | 1 |
Northern Iowa | Mark Farley | 24 | 183–112 (.620) | 183–112 (.620) | 117–66 (.639) | 7 | 13 | 16–13 (.552) | 0 |
South Dakota | Bob Nielson [c] | 9 | 239–128–1 (.651) | 53–48 (.525) | 37–32 (.536) | 1 | 3 | 4–4 (.500) | 2 |
South Dakota State | Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 27–3 (.900) | 27–3 (.900) | 15–1 (.938) | 2 | 2 | 6–1 (.857) | 1 |
Southern Illinois | Nick Hill | 9 | 48–56 (.462) | 48–56 (.462) | 28–42 (.400) | 0 | 3 | 3–3 (.500) | 0 |
Youngstown State | Doug Phillips | 5 | 21–31 (.404) | 21–31 (.404) | 15–23 (.395) | 0 | 1 | 1–1 (.500) | 0 |
The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), formerly the Gateway Football Conference, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference.
The North Dakota State Bison football program represents North Dakota State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level and competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bison play in the 19,000-seat Fargodome located in Fargo. The Bison have won 18 national championships and 38 conference championships. They have won 10 NCAA Division I AA FCS National Championships between 2011 and 2024. The Bison hold the record for most overall NCAA national championships and the record for the most consecutive championships with five titles between 2011 and 2015 for Division I FCS.
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