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Weekly Release (PDF)

 

Saturday, Sept. 20
North Alabama at #6/4 Illinois State [ESPN+}	12 PM CT
Drake at #15/21 South Dakota [Midco/ESPN+}	1 PM CT
Indiana State at #5/T6 Montana [Scripps/ESPN+}	2 PM CT
Valparaiso at #16/17 North Dakota [Midco/ESPN+}	3 PM CT
RV/#24 Youngstown State at Towson [Flo College}	5 PM CT
#13/11 Southern Illinois at RV SEMO [ESPN+}	6 PM CT
Murray State at Jacksonville State [ESPN+}	6 PM CT
RV UNI at Utah Tech [ESPN+}	7 PM CT

 
FCS rankings listed are Stats Perform/AFCA Coaches polls;
FBS rankings list only the highest rating of AP/AFCA
 
MVFC On Top of the FCS -- The MVFC is 16-4 against FCS teams from other conferences - that’s the best among FCS leagues.  The MVFC is 2-1 against ranked FCS programs.
 
The Week Ahead -- Eight MVFC teams are in action this Saturday (North Dakota State and South Dakota State do not play on Sept. 20).  The week features three home non-conference contests and five road contests, one of which is Murray State’s game at FBS Jacksonville State. Longtime rivals Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois meet in the War for the Wheel Saturday. In 2018, the football rivalry between SEMO and SIU was officially deemed “War for the Wheel.”
 
In the Metrics -- Eight of the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s 10 programs rank in the top 25 of the Massey FCS Ratings.  In Sagarin, the MVFC has five in the Top 10 of that ranking metric (among FCS programs), and eight MVFC teams are in the Top 30 of FCS schools.
 
Phillips Jr. Earns National Honor -- For the third-straight week, an MVFC player earned Stats Perform National Player of the Week honors.  L.J. Phillips Jr. of South Dakota earned STATS Perform FCS National Offensive Player of the Week.
 
NDSU’s Kopp Named to Allstate AFCA Good Works Team -- North Dakota State’s Logan Kopp was one of 11 student-athletes selected from the FCS, Division II, Division III and NAIA levels. He is the 10th NDSU player to be named to the team.
 
Home Sweet Home -- Three Missouri Valley Football Conference programs are among the national FCS leaders for consecutive home victories (active streaks).  South Dakota State has the nation’s longest streak with 31-straight wins in Brookings, S.D.
 
Phillips Eclipses 300 Yards -- RB L.J. Phillips Jr. of South Dakota carried the ball 35 times for 301 yards (8.6 yards per carry) and a pair of TDs in the home win against Northern Colorado. He became just the 5th MVFC rusher to have 300+ yards in a contest, the first to do so since 2012.
 
And Then There Were Nine -- Only nine FCS programs enter this weekend with unblemished records (not counting Ivy League teams which haven’t played any games yet) -- two of those nine are from the Missouri Valley Football Conference.  NDSU and SDSU are both 3-0.
 
MVFC Wins Big Sky-MVFC Challenge -- The MVFC claimed the 2025 series with a 5-1 advantage with only one contest remaining.  The MVFC has never lost a season series in the Challenge.
 
National Leader on Defense -- North Dakota State leads the FCS in scoring defense, surrendering just 5.7 points in its first three games of the season.  The Bison have yielded an FCS-best 158.0 yards per game in starting the season. NDSU has surrendered just 24 total first downs in its first three games -- also the national vest.  NDSU has allowed only 78.7 passing yards per game (also an FCS best)..
 
MVFC in the NFL -- A total of 43 alums from current Missouri Valley Football schools made NFL opening-day rosters in 2025.
 
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).