This Week in the MVFC
All 10 MVFC teams are in action during Week 1, including four games on Thursday (Aug. 30) and six on Saturday (Sept. 1).   Six games are on the road, including three at FBS sites.



Thursday, Aug. 30 (Times CT, unless noted)
Quincy at Indiana State, 7 pm ET |  Terre Haute, Ind. • ESPN3
RV Southern Illinois at Murray State, 6 pm | Murray, Ky. • OVC Network
Missouri State at Oklahoma State, 7 pm | Stillwater, Okla. • FS1
RV Western Illinois at RV Montana State, 8 pm | Bozeman, MT • SWX

Saturday, Sept. 1 (Times CT, unless noted)
Butler at #24 Youngstown State, 2 pm ET | Youngstown, Ohio • ESPN+
Cal Poly at #1 North Dakota State, 2:30 pm | Fargo, N.D. • NBC ND / ESPN+
RV South Dakota at Kansas State, 6 pm | Manhattan, Kan. • ESPN3
St. Xavier at #20 Illinois State, 6:30 pm | Normal, Ill. • NBCSCH+ / ESPN+
#3 South Dakota State at Iowa State, 7 pm | Ames, Iowa • Cyclones.tv
#12 UNI at #24 Montana, 8 pm | Missoula, MT • SWX

Weekly Notebook (PDF)

Top-25 Polls
   Five different MVFC schools are ranked in the preseason top-25 polls, and North Dakota State is No. 1 in both polls.

Against the FBS
The MVFC recorded a 2-5 record last year against FBS schools.  The Conference has had at least one FBS win in each of the last eight seasons.  The FCS had nine wins against FBS schools overall in 2017.  There were 10 FCS wins against FBS programs in 2016, and the FCS set a record in 2013 with 16 wins against FBS programs that year.

Big Sky-MVFC Challenge Series
Three games this week are part of the Big Sky-MVFC Challenge series.  The leagues play a total of eight regular-season games against one another in 2018.  The MVFC won last year’s series, 5-3.