2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season

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2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season
League NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
Sport Football
DurationAugust 29, 2024
through January 6, 2025
Number of teams11
TV partner(s) ESPN College Football, ESPN+, Local TV partners
2025 NFL draft
Regular season
Football seasons
←  2023
2025 →
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State  5 –0   8 –1  
Missouri State*  4 –0   6 –2  
No. 5 South Dakota  4 –1   6 –2  
No. 3 South Dakota State  3 –1   6 –2  
No. 21 Illinois State  2 –2   5 –3  
Indiana State  2 –2   3 –5  
No. 15 North Dakota  2 –2   5 –3  
Youngstown State  2 –3   3 –6  
Northern Iowa  0 –4   2 –6  
Southern Illinois  0 –4   2 –6  
Murray State  0 –5   1 –7  
* Missouri State ineligible for 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of October 28, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season is 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 is the MVFC's first season returning to 11 teams, and its 4th in the last 5 seasons. It's also the conference's last for now as Missouri State announced before the season that they would be joining Conference USA starting in the 2025–26 academic year. The Bears are ineligible for the FCS playoffs during the 2024 season. [1]

Contents

Previous season

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. [2] 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. [3] 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 [4] - 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 [5] and 6th seeded Villanova [6] respectively. The Fighting Hawks fell at home to Sacramento State in the first round. [7]

Conference changes

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. [8]

Coaching changes

Murray State

On January 10, 2024, Jody Wright was named the new head coach at Murray State. [9] Wright takes over for Dean Hood, who retired after the 2023 season. [10]

North Dakota State

On December 17, 2023, Tim Polasek was named the new head coach at North Dakota State. [11] Polasek takes over for Matt Entz, who left the Bison for the linebackers/assistant coach position at USC. [12]

Preseason

League Poll

The annual preseason poll; voted on by conference coaches, athletic directors, and media members. [13]

Predicted finishTeamPoints (1st place votes)
1South Dakota State482 (42)
2North Dakota State437 (1)
3South Dakota371
4Southern Illinois293
5North Dakota276
6Illinois State264
7Youngstown State255
8Northern Iowa227
9Missouri State164 (1)
10Indiana State68
11Murray State67

Individual Awards

Source: [14]

Rankings

Legend
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 Not ranked previous week
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RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol
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12		Final
Illinois StateSTATS19211817181816212121
Coaches20221915151916232019
Indiana StateSTATS
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV
Missouri StateSTATS
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV25201817
Murray StateSTATS
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North DakotaSTATS242310109799715
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North Dakota StateSTATS2222222211
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Northern IowaSTATSRVRVRV25RVRV
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South DakotaSTATS5666544445
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South Dakota StateSTATS1111111133
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Southern IllinoisSTATS1010971719RV
Coaches1112871723RV
Youngstown StateSTATS252521RV
Coaches23232025RV

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
MVFC member won
MVFC member lost
MVFC teams in bold

All times Central time.

† denotes Homecoming game
^ denotes AP Poll ranking for FBS teams

Regular season schedule

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 296:00 PMNo. 25  Youngstown State No. 6  Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA FloSports L 17–24  5,421 [15]
August 297:00 PMNo. 2  North Dakota State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ESPN L 26–31  49,438 [16]
August 297:00 PM Northern State No. 5  South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+ W 45–3  7,435 [17]
August 297:00 PM Murray State No. 11^  Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SEC Network/ESPN+ L 0–51  62,621 [18]
August 3111:00 AMNo. 19  Illinois State No. 25^  Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN L 0–40  69,250 [19]
August 3111:00 AM Indiana State Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 0–49  59,488 [20]
August 311:00 PMNo. 1  South Dakota State No. 17^  Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK ESPN+ L 20–44  52,202 [21]
August 312:30 PMNo. 24  North Dakota Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FS1 L 3–21  56,148 [22]
August 314:00 PM Valparaiso No. RV  Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+ W 35–7  8,458 [23]
August 317:00 PMNo. 10  Southern Illinois BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN+ L 13–41  63,712 [24]
August 318:00 PM Missouri State No. 3  Montana Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT ESPN+ L 24–29  26,482 [25]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 71:00 PMNo. RV  Northern Iowa St. Thomas O'Shaughnessy Stadium • St. Paul, MN W 17–10  N/A [26]
September 71:00 PM Valparaiso No. 25  Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+ W 59–25  7,649 [27]
September 72:00 PM Missouri State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN+ L 34–42  10,018 [28]
September 72:30 PM Tennessee State No. 2  North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+ W 52–3  16,811 [29]
September 72:30 PMNo. 6  South Dakota Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 L 13–27  76,069 [30]
September 76:00 PMNo. 21  Illinois State North Alabama Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL W 24–17  8,014 [31]
September 76:00 PM Indiana State Eastern Illinois O'Brien Field • Charleston, IL ESPN+ L 20–27  7,222 [32]
September 76:00 PMNo. 10  Southern Illinois Austin Peay Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN ESPN+ W 31–17  8,124 [33]
September 76:00 PMNo. 4  Montana No. 23  North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+ W 27–24  11,595 [34]
September 76:00 PM Butler Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY ESPN+ L 17–19  7,213 [35]
September 76:00 PMNo. 12  Incarnate Word No. 1  South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+ W 45–24  19,321 [36]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 1412:00 PM Western Illinois No. 18  Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+ W 51–34  N/A [37]
September 141:00 PM Duquesne No. 21  Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+ L 25–28  12,415 [38]
September 141:00 PM Idaho State No. 10  North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+ W 52–28  10,685 [39]
September 143:00 PMNo. 6  South Dakota Portland State Hillsboro Stadium • Portland, OR ESPN+  Cancelled   [40]
September 144:30 PMNo. 2  North Dakota State East Tennessee State William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN ESPN+ W 38–35  11,040 [41]
September 145:00 PM Dayton Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+ W 24–13  3,614 [42]
September 146:00 PM Mississippi Valley State Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY ESPN+ W 59–8  9,088 [43]
September 146:00 PM Lindenwood Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+ W 28–14  9,642 [44]
September 146:00 PMNo. 12  Incarnate Word No. 9  Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+ W 35–28  7,879 [45]
September 146:00 PM Augustana (SD) No. 1  South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+ W 24–3  19,376 [46]
September 146:30 PMNo. RV  Northern Iowa No. 23^  Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN L 3–34  86,546 [47]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 211:00 PM San Diego No. 10  North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+ W 41–24  8,491 [48]
September 211:00 PMNo. RV  Towson No. 2  North Dakota State † Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+ W 41–24  17,185 [49]
September 211:00 PM Drake No. 6  South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+ W 42–3  6,529 [50]
September 212:30 PMNo. RV  Youngstown State No. RV^  Pitt Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA ACC Network L 17–73  48,437 [51]
September 216:00 PMNo. RV  Eastern Illinois No. 17  Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+ W 31–7  9,012 [52]
September 216:00 PMNo. 21  Southeast Missouri State No. 7  Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+ L 21–38  13,421 [53]
September 216:00 PMNo. 1  South Dakota State Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA W 41–0  4,387 [54]
September 216:00 PM Missouri State UT Martin Graham Stadium • Martin, TN ESPN+ W 31–24  3,985 [55]
September 2111:00 PMNo. 25  Northern Iowa Hawaii Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI L 7–36  11,402 [56]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
September 21 Indiana State Murray State

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 2812:00 PM Houston Christian Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+ L 24–27  3,466 [57]
September 281:00 PM Murray State No. 9  North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+  UND 72–35  10,828 [58]
September 281:00 PMNo. 17  Southern Illinois No. 5  South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  USD 42–13  6,706 [59]
September 282:00 PM Youngstown State Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  MOST 38–31  12,117 [60]
September 282:00 PMNo. 2  North Dakota State No. 18  Illinois State † Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  NDSU 42–10  11,687 [61]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
September 28No. 1 South Dakota State No. RV Northern Iowa

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 51:00 PM Indiana State Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  YSU 21–14  8,202 [62]
October 52:00 PMNo. 4  South Dakota Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY ESPN+  USD 59–0  6,437 [63]
October 52:30 PMNo. 7  North Dakota No. 2  North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+  NDSU 41–17  18,723 [64]
October 54:00 PMNo. 1  South Dakota State No. RV  Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  SDSU 41–3  12,611 [65]
October 56:00 PMNo. 18  Illinois State No. 19  Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+  ILST 45–10  7,157 [66]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
October 5 Missouri State

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 1212:00 PM Missouri State No. 16  Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  MOST 41–7  6,232 [67]
October 1212:00 PM Murray State Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+  INST 31–27  3,056 [68]
October 122:00 PMNo. 2  North Dakota State No. RV  Southern Illinois † Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+  NDSU 24–3  9,610 [69]
October 122:00 PM Northern Iowa No. 4  South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  USD 42–17  8,934 [70]
October 122:00 PM Youngstown State No. 1  South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+  SDSU 63–13  19,331 [71]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
October 12No. 9 North Dakota

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 191:00 PM Northern Iowa No. 9  North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+  UND 31–7  11,617 [72]
October 192:00 PMNo. 21  Illinois State Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY ESPN+  ILST 40–32  15,991 [73]
October 192:00 PM Indiana State Missouri State † Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  MOST 46–21  11,280 [74]
October 195:00 PMNo. 4  South Dakota Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  USD 27–17  8,560 [75]
October 197:00 PMNo. 1  South Dakota State No. 2  North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN2  NDSU 13–9  18,807 [76]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
October 19 Southern Illinois

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 2612:00 PM Southern Illinois Indiana State † Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+  INST 20–17  4,266 [77]
October 261:00 PMNo. 1  North Dakota State Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY ESPN+  NDSU 59–6  6,133 [78]
October 264:00 PM Missouri State Northern Iowa † UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  MOST 49–42  10,848 [79]
October 265:00 PMNo. 7  North Dakota Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  YSU 41–40 OT  9,979 [80]
October 266:30 PMNo. 4  South Dakota No. 3  South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPNU  SDSU 20–17 OT  19,351 [81]
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
October 26No. 21 Illinois State

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 212:00 PMNo. 15  North Dakota Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+    
November 22:00 PM Youngstown State No. 21  Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+    
November 22:00 PM Murray State No. 3  South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+    
November 22:00 PM Southern Illinois Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+    
November 22:30 PM Northern Iowa No. 1  North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+    
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
November 2No. 5 South Dakota

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 912:00 PM Youngstown State Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+    
November 91:00 PM South Dakota State North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+    
November 91:00 PM Missouri State Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY ESPN+    
November 91:00 PM Illinois State Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+    
November 91:00 PM Indiana State South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+    
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
November 9 North Dakota State

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 1611:00 AM Northern Iowa Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+    
November 1612:00 PM Illinois State Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+    
November 1612:00 PM South Dakota North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+    
November 1612:30 PM Murray State Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SEC Network/ESPN+    
November 162:00 PM Southern Illinois South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+    
November 162:30 PM Missouri State North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+    
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 2312:00 PM North Dakota Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+    
November 2312:00 PM Murray State Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+    
November 231:00 PM Indiana State Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+    
November 231:00 PM North Dakota State South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+    
November 232:00 PM South Dakota State Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+    
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye week
November 23 Youngstown State

MVFC records vs other conferences

2024–25 records against non-conference foes:

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial teamsFreshman
PlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeam
Week 1 (Sept. 2) [82] Cam Miller QB NDSU Todric McGeeS MOST Keyondray Jones-LoganRS USD Ethan WrightRB YSU
Week 2 (Sept. 9) [83] Beau BrungardQB YSU Ben BogleLB SIU C.J. ElrichsPK UND Elijah OwensQB INST
Week 3 (Sept. 16) [84] DJ WilliamsQB SIU Garret OllendieckLB INST Hayden FutchP ILST Keontez LewisWRSIU
Jacob ClarkQB MOST
Week 4 (Sept. 23) [85] Kirby VorheesRB SDSU Josh NavratilLB UND Jackson WilliamsWR/RS NDSU CharMar BrownRBNDSU
Week 5 (Sept. 30) [86] Jacob ClarkQB MOST Eli MostaertDT NDSU Tyler ErkmanDB UND CharMar BrownRB NDSU
Week 6 (Oct. 7) [87] Cam Miller QB NDSU Tye NiekampLB ILST Brendon KilpatrickP YSU Quaron AdamsWR USD
Week 7 (Oct. 14) [88] Jacob ClarkQB MOST Gary Bryant IIILB USD Angel JohnsonRB/KR SDSU Elijah OwensQB INST
Week 8 (Oct. 21) [89] Tommy RittenhouseQB ILST Logan KoppLB NDSU Kaedin SteindorfPNDSUXavier LoydWRILST
Week 9 (Oct. 28) [90] Beau BrungardQB YSU Geoffrey BrownLB INST Andrew LastovkaPKYSUCharMar BrownRB NDSU

Home attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Game 9TotalAverage% of capacity
Illinois State Hancock Stadium 13,39112,440†9,01211,6876,23239,3719,84273.5%
Indiana State Memorial Stadium 12,7643,6143,4663,0564,266†14,4023,60028.2%
Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium 17,5009,64212,117†11,28033,03911,01362.9%
Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium 16,8007,2139,0886,43715,991†6,13344,8628,97253.4%
North Dakota Alerus Center 12,28311,59510,6858,49110,82811,617†53,21610,64386.5%
North Dakota State Fargodome 18,70016,81117,18518,72318,807†71,52617,88195.6%
Northern Iowa UNI-Dome 16,3248,45812,611†10,84831,91710,63965.5%
South Dakota DakotaDome 9,1007,4356,5296,7068,934†29,6047,40181.3%
South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium 19,34019,32119,376†19,33119,35177,37919,344100.0%
Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium 15,0007,87913,421†7,1579,61038,0679,51663.4%
Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium 20,6307,64912,415†8,5609,97938,6039,65046.8%

Bold - Exceed or met capacity
†Season High
‡FCS Playoff Game

2025 NFL draft

The following list includes all MVFC players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionSchoolDraft
round		Round
pick		Overall
pick		Team

Head coaches

Through October 26, 2024
All stats include 2024 season

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolMVFC recordMVFC titlesFCS playoff appearancesFCS playoff recordNational titles
Illinois State Brock Spack 16106–73 (.592)106–73 (.592)66–54 (.550)257–5 (.583)0
Indiana State Curt Mallory 7 [lower-alpha 1] 23–52 (.307)23–52 (.307)15–37 (.288)000–0 (–)0
Missouri State Ryan Beard 210–9 (.526)10–9 (.526)7–5 (.583)000–0 (–)0
Murray State Jody Wright 11–7 (.125)1–7 (.125)0–5 (.000)000–0 (–)0
North Dakota Bubba Schweigert [lower-alpha 2] 1188–74 (.543)66–53 (.555)19–14 (.576)051–5 (.167)0
North Dakota State Tim Polasek 18–1 (.889)8–1 (.889)5–0 (1.000)000–0 (–)0
Northern Iowa Mark Farley 24182–109 (.625)182–109 (.625)116–63 (.648)71316–13 (.552)0
South Dakota Bob Nielson [lower-alpha 3] 9234–127–1 (.648)48–47 (.505)33–32 (.508)032–3 (.400)2
South Dakota State Jimmy Rogers 221–2 (.913)21–2 (.913)11–1 (.917)114–0 (1.000)1
Southern Illinois Nick Hill 946–54 (.460)46–54 (.460)26–40 (.394)033–3 (.500)0
Youngstown State Doug Phillips 520–29 (.408)20–29 (.408)14–21 (.400)011–1 (.500)0
  1. ↑ Indiana State did not play football in the 2020-21 academic year
  2. ↑ Bubba Schweigert coached Minnesota Duluth of NCAA Division II from 2004-07. He also coached North Dakota while they were a part of the Big Sky Conference from 2014-17 and were independents in 2018 and 2019.
  3. ↑ Bob Nielson coached Western Illinois from 2013-15, which included a run in the playoffs that ended in the second round. Nielson also coached Minnesota-Duluth from 1999-2003 and 2008-12, that second stint included five consecutive NCAA Division II playoff appearances highlighted by 2 National Titles. In the first stint at MN-Duluth included his first Division II playoff appearance. Nielson also coached Wisconsin-Eau Claire from 1996-98 that included one NCAA Division III playoff run that ended in the semifinals. Before that, he coached Wartburg from 1991-95, which included two Division III playoff runs as well. His first head coaching job was at Ripon from 1989-90.

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The 2021 Missouri State Bears football team represented Missouri State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) for the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bobby Petrino, and played their home games at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield, Missouri. This was the Bears 115th season overall and their 36th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Bears came off a historic 2020 season which saw them return to the playoffs after a 30-year drought where they last made the playoffs in 1990. Entering the season the team was predicted to finish 6th in the conference. The Bears finished the regular season with an 8–3 record which was good enough for second place in the Valley and their best finish to a season since 1990. The 2021 team set and matched numerous school records. QB Jason Shelley broke several school records in total offense and passing yards. He broke the single season passing record, total offense in a game, total offense in a season, games with more than 200 passing yards and matched the record for passes completed in a game. WR Ty Scott set school records in receiving yards in a season, matched touchdown receptions in a season, and 100 yard receiving games in a season. Scott was also the first receiver in school history to eclipse a thousand receiving yards in a season. P Grant Burkett set school records in punting average in a game and punting average in a season. The Bears qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year and hosted UT- Martin in the first round. This was the first home playoff game in Springfield since 1990 when Missouri State hosted Idaho.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 North Dakota State Bison football team</span> American college football season

The 2021 North Dakota State Bison football team represented the North Dakota State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bison competed as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference and were led by third-year head coach Matt Entz. They played their home games at Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota.

The 2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season was the 37th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's 3rd straight season with 11 teams, and was the last as the conference added a 12th team for the 2023 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season</span> American college football season

The 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The regular season began on August 26 and ended in November. The postseason began in November and ended on January 7, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. South Dakota State repeated as champions, defeating Montana, 23–3.

The 2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season was the 38th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's first season with 12 teams, as the conference added Murray State over the offseason. It was also the last season with 12 teams for now, as it was announced in May 2023 that Western Illinois would be leaving the MVFC after the 2023 season for the Ohio Valley Conference.

The 2021 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season was the 36th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's 2nd straight season with 11 teams.
North Dakota State made it to the National Championship and won their 9th FCS title in program history. South Dakota State made the playoffs unseeded, and won their way into the semifinals where they lost to 8th seeded Montana State. Southern Illinois also made it to the playoffs, and beat fellow MVFC member South Dakota in the first round, but would fall to eventual champion North Dakota State in the second round. Northern Iowa also made it to the playoffs, but lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.

The 2020 Missouri Valley Football Conference season was the 35th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2020-21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's first season with 11 teams, as they added North Dakota in the offseason. Although, the conference technically only had 10 of their members play the season, since Indiana State opted out of the Spring season.

The 2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference season was the 34th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's 8th consecutive season with 10 teams, and would be their last for now as they added North Dakota in the following offseason.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Indiana State Sycamores football team</span> American college football season

The 2010 Indiana State Sycamores football team represented Indiana State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Trent Miles, the Sycamores compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVFC. Indiana State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The 2024 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team will represent the University of North Dakota as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Hawks will be led by eleventh-year head coach Bubba Schweigert, and will play their home games at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team will represent the University of South Dakota in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Coyotes will be led by ninth-year head coach Bob Nielson and will compete as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). They will play home games at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, South Dakota.

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