Open Season -- The Missouri Valley Football Conference begins its 41st season of competition on Thursday, Aug. 28, with two non-league games.  Week 1, counting an additional eight MVFC non-league games on Saturday, Aug. 30, features three road games against FBS opponents, four home games, and three FCS road games.  SDSU entertains #14/15 Sacramento State on Saturday in a game that features two ranked FCS teams.  Last year, MVFC teams combined for a 29-9 record against FCS opponents, which included an 11-5 record against ranked FCS teams.
 
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Weekly Notebook (PDF)
 

Thursday, Aug. 28
McKendree at RV Indiana State [ESPN+]	6 PM ET
Mercyhurst at RV Youngstown State [ESPN+]	6 PM ET
Saturday, Aug. 30
#1/1 NDSU at The Citadel  [ABC ND/ESPN+]	11 AM CT
Butler at RV UNI [ESPN+]	1 PM CT
#4/5 South Dakota at #21 Iowa State [FOX]	2:30 PM CT
Murray State at RV ETSU [ESPN+]	4:30 PM CT
#6/6 Illinois State at #18 Oklahoma [ESPN+/SEC+]	5 PM CT
#15/14 Sac State at #3/3 SDSU [Midco/ESPN+]	6 PM CT
Thomas More at #20/20 Southern Illinois [ESPN+]	6 PM CT
RV North Dakota at #17 Kansas State [ESPN+]	6 PM CT

 
FCS rankings listed are Stats Perform/AFCA Coaches polls;
FBS rankings list only the highest rating of AP/AFCA
 
 
Against the FBS -- Including Southern Illinois’ 14-11 win at Northern Illinois on Sept. 9, 2023, Missouri Valley Football Conference schools have combined for 49 wins against FBS teams since 1985.  A league member has picked up at least one FBS win in 13 of the last 15 seasons.
 
2024:  Another Title -- Last season, the MVFC extended its FCS-record to 14-straight title-game appearances as NDSU defeated No. 1 seed Montana State in Frisco for the crown.  Notably, the 2024 season marked the 20th title appearance for a league team. The league is 14-6 in title games, although Youngstown State (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) and Southern Illinois (1983) both played in the championship prior to joining the league.  All 20 of the league’s title-game appearances have occurred since 1997.
 
MVFC Playoff Dominance -- The league has established itself as a leader among FCS conferences.  Counting last year, an MVFC member has reached the FCS semifinals 23 times in the past 14 seasons (and 37 times overall).  The MVFC has had two semifinal teams eight times since 2014 (and three in 2024).  The MVFC is 107-48 (.690) since 2010 in the playoffs -- which includes 18 intra-conference games (meaning the league is 89-30 against teams from other leagues for a phenomenal .748 winning percentage).
 
AFCA Patches -- For a ninth straight year, football coaching staffs will wear American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) patches on their shirts to promote the association and bring awareness to its programs. Over 600 high school, junior college and four-year college football programs are participating and will wear the AFCA patch during games on Labor Day weekend.