SDSU hosts NDSU on Oct. 25, 2025, marking the fourth time in FCS history a No. 1-No. 2 matchup has occurred in the regular season.  It's also the first meeting in league history against two teams with 7-0 records.

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MONDAY NEWS

• This week's Missouri Valley Conference players of the week include QB Beau Brungard of Youngstown State; S Jalen Lee of South Dakota State; PK Zeke Mata of South Dakota; DB Kimal Clark of Indiana State; and OL Liam Becher of North Dakota  |   Full Story
• YSU's Brungard Earns National Player of the Week Award  |  Full Story
• Seven MVFC teams are ranked this week in the Stats Perform poll, and six of those are ranked in the AFCA Coaches poll  |  Full Story

 

Saturday, Oct. 25
*Murray State at #22/21 Youngstown St. [ESPN+]	1 PM CT
*#18/20 Illinois State at #21/RV USD [Midco/ESPN+]	1 PM CT
*UNI at #16/18 Southern Illinois [ESPN+]	2 PM CT
*Indiana State at #8/10 UND [Midco/ESPN+]	3 PM CT
*#1/1 NDSU at #2/2 SDSU [ESPNU]	7 PM CT
FCS rankings listed are Stats Perform/AFCA Coaches polls;
*denotes MVFC contest

 
No. 1 vs. No. 2 -- Counting NDSU-SDSU on Oct. 19, 2024, there have been nine No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchups in FCS history, plus nine 1 vs. 2 (seed) matchups in FCS playoff history.  The Oct. 19 game in Fargo marked just the third regular-season No. 1 vs. No. 2 game.  The results have been split with the top-ranked winning four times, and the No. 2-ranked teams winning five times.  In the three previous regular-season meetings against the top-two ranked teams, the home team is 2-1.
 
Previous FCS No. 1 vs. No. 2 Matchups (9)
12/19/81: No. 2 Idaho State 34, No. 1 Eastern Kentucky 23 (FCS Championship)
10/24/92: at No. 1 UNI 27, No. 2 Idaho 26 Regular Season)
12/21/96: No. 2 Marshall 49, No. 1 Montana 29 (FCS Championship)
12/18/09: No. 2 Villanova 23, No. 1 Montana 21 (FCS Championship)
1/9/16 (2015 Season): No. 2 NDSU 37, No. 1 Jacksonville State 10 (FCS Championship)
1/11/20 (2019 Season): No. 1 NDSU 28, No. 2 James Madison 20 (FCS Championship)
10/15/22: No. 2 South Dakota State 23, at No. 1 North Dakota State 21 (Regular Season)
1/7/24 (2023 Season): No. 1 SDSU 23, No. 2 Montana 3 (FCS Championship)
10/19/24:  at No. 2 North Dakota State 13, No. 1 South Dakota State 9 (Regular Season)
*italics denotes game involving one or more MVFC teams.
 
Ranked vs. Ranked -- This week, there are two MVFC games that feature ranked teams playing one another.  In Conference history, there have been 251 games in which two league teams ranked in the top 25 played one another. Of those previous 251 games, 73 times the meeting involved teams that were both ranked in the Top 10 at the same time. Twenty meetings have occurred in the playoffs. The home team is 140-109 in those games; the higher-ranked team is 160-90. Those figures include two neutral-site games, and one game in which the teams were both No. 25.
 
MVFC Ranked vs. Ranked (Oct. 25)
#18/20 Illinois State at #21/RV USD [Midco/ESPN+] -- 1 PM CT
#1/1 NDSU at #2/2 SDSU [ESPNU] -- 7 PM CT
 
And Then There Were Eight -- Only eight FCS programs enter this weekend with unblemished records -- two of those eight are from the MVFC.
Home Sweet Home -- South Dakota State has the nation’s longest home streak with 33-straight wins.
 
Longest Active Home Streaks (FCS)
33 -- SDSU (Next Home Game:  10/25 vs. NDSU)
19 -- Villanova (Next Home Game:  10/25 vs. UAlbany)
16 -- N. Dakota St. (Next Home Game:  11/1 vs. YSU)
12 -- Rhode Island (Next Home Game:  10/25 vs. Bryant)
11 -- South Dakota (Next Home Game: 10/25 vs. ILS)
 
Another National Honor -- For the seventh time this season an MVFC player has earned National Player of the Week honors from Stats Perform.  QB Beau Brungard of Youngstown State set a school record with 528 yards of total offense as the Penguins beat Illinois State, 40-35.
 
Two MVFC Teams Start 7-0 -- In MVFC history (and counting this season), 15 league teams have started a year 7-0 - all 13 previous teams reached the playoffs - the last nine reached Frisco.
 
What’s the Rush? -- A pair of MVFC players are among the top four in the FCS in rushing yards per game.  QB Beau Brungard of Youngstown State leads the MVFC with his 132.42 per game average.  He’s the top rushing QB in the FCS and ranks third nationally.  His 927 total rush yards is climbing the all-time single-season leaderboard in league history for rushing by a QB.  L.J. Phillips Jr. of South Dakota ranks just behind Brungard with 132.37 yards per game this season.  His 1,059 total rush yards in eight games is an FCS best.
 
All-Time Single-Season Rushing Bests, MVFC QBs
1,334, Aaron Bailey, UNI, 2015 (14 games)
1,291, Tirrell Rennie, UNI, 2010 (12 games)
1,100, Trey Lance, NDSU, 2019 (16 games)
1,034, Sheraton Fox, Indiana State, 1999
1,029, Tre Roberson, Illinois State, 2014 (15 games)
998, Beau Brungard, Youngstown St., 2024 (12 games)
    927, Beau Brungard, Youngstown St., 2025 (7 games)
909, DeAndre Smith, Missouri State, 1989
 
Catching It -- MVFC receivers are among the active career leaders in both receiving yards and receiving TDs.  Daniel Sobkowicz of Illinois State is No. 1 in both categories.  Max Tomczak of Youngstown State ranks fourth among active FCS players for receiving yards, while Bryce Lance of NDSU ranks fifth among active FCS players for receiving TDs.  Only 10 former MVFC players have eclipsed 3,000 career receiving yards.  Only seven in MVFC history have grabbed 30 TD receptions.
 
FCS Active Leaders (career receiving yards)
1. Daniel Sobkowicz, Illinois State -- 3,000
2. Treyvhon Saunders, Colgate -- 2,675
3. Dominic Kibby, Presbyterian -- 2,602
4. Max Tomczak, Youngstown State -- 2,533
5. Marquis Buchanan, Rhode Island -- 2,508
 
FCS Active Leaders (career TD receptions)
1. Daniel Sobkowicz, Illinois State -- 29
2. Joey Isabella, Duquesne -- 26
3. Jared Richardson, Penn -- 23
4. Kylon Harris, SFA -- 22
5. Bryce Lance, North Dakota State -- 21
 
On the Clock -- Led by South Dakota State (34:24, 1st), two MVFC teams rank among the national leaders in time of possession.
 
Mighty Defenses -- Top-ranked North Dakota State ranks in the Top 7 in the FCS in three major defensive categories (rushing yards per game, scoring defense, and total defense).  South Dakota State also ranks among the Top 10 in all three of those statistical categories. (leaders on the PDF release link above)
 
On the Offensive -- Several MVFC teams are on the leaderboards for total offense, scoring offense and rushing offense in the FCS this season. (leaders on the PDF release link above)