2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference 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.

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 24, 2019
through January 11, 2020
Number of teams10
2020 NFL Draft
Regular season
Champion

Playoff Participants		North Dakota State

South Dakota State
Illinois State
Northern Iowa
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 North Dakota State $^  8 –0   16 –0  
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^  6 –2   10 –5  
No. 7 Illinois State ^  5 –3   10 –5  
No. 10 South Dakota State ^  5 –3   8 –5  
Southern Illinois  5 –3   7 –5  
South Dakota  4 –4   5 –7  
Indiana State  3 –5   5 –7  
Youngstown State  2 –6   6 –6  
Missouri State  1 –7   1 –10  
Western Illinois  1 –7   1 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

North Dakota State won the conference title and achieved the number 1 overall seed again in the 2019 FCS Playoffs. The Bison would go on to win their 8th National Championship in 9 years. South Dakota State, Illinois State, and Northern Iowa all made the playoffs, with the Jacks being the number 7 overall seed. Illinois State and Northern Iowa both played in the first round. Illinois State beat Southeast Missouri State and Northern Iowa beat San Diego to advance to the second round. In the second round, Illinois State beat 8th overall seed Central Arkansas and Northern Iowa upset South Dakota State to both advance to the quarterfinals. North Dakota State beat Nicholls to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, NDSU beat Illinois State to advance to the semifinals, and Northern Iowa lost to 2nd seeded James Madison. North Dakota State would beat Montana State in the semifinals, and James Madison in the championship.

Previous season

In 2018, North Dakota State won the conference and received the automatic bid to the 2018 playoffs. The Bison won their seventh NCAA Division I Football Championship titlein eight years. South Dakota State and Northern Iowa also made the playoffs. NDSU and SDSU were both national seeds, with the Bison being the number 1 overall seed and the Jacks being the number 5 overall seed and received a bye to the second round. Northern Iowa played in the first round, and beat Lamar to advance to the second round. Northern Iowa lost to UC Davis in the second round. North Dakota State beat Montana State in the second round and Colgate in the quarterfinals, before meeting South Dakota State in the semifinals and winning to advance to the title game. South Dakota State beat Duquesne in the second round, and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals before losing to NDSU in the semifinals. NDSU beat Eastern Washington in the title game.

Coaching changes

North Dakota State

On December 13, 2018, Matt Entz was named the new head coach at North Dakota State.[1] Entz takes over for Chris Klieman, who left the program for a head coaching job at Kansas State.[2] The Wildcats allowed Klieman to finish out the 2018 playoffs at NDSU before heading to Manhattan.

Preseason

Preseason Poll

The annual preseason poll; voted on by conference coaches, athletic directors, and media members.[3]

Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1North Dakota State392 (32)
2South Dakota State348 (4)
3Illinois State289 (3)
4Indiana State279 (1)
5Northern Iowa266
6South Dakota176
7Youngstown State153
8Western Illinois128
9Southern Illinois89
10Missouri State80

Individual awards
Award Player School Position Year
Preseason Team Offense Ryan Boyle Indiana State QB Sr.
D.J. Davis Southern Illinois RB Sr.
James Robinson Illinois State RB Sr.
Pierre Strong Jr. South Dakota State RB So.
Clint Ratkovich Western Illinois FB Jr.
Dakarai Allen South Dakota WR Sr.
Dante Hendrix Indiana State WR So.
Cade Johnson South Dakota State WR Jr.
Briley Moore Northern Iowa TE Sr.
Drew Himmelman Illinois State OL Jr.
Zack Johnson North Dakota State OL Sr.
Dillon Radunz North Dakota State OL Jr.
Jackson Scott-Brown Northern Iowa OL Sr.
Wyatt Wozniak Indiana State OL Sr.
Preseason Team Defense Ryan Earith South Dakota State DL Sr.
Darin Greenfield South Dakota DL Sr.
Anthony Knighton Southern Illinois DL Jr.
Derrek Tuszka North Dakota State DL Sr.
Jabril Cox North Dakota State LB Jr.
Angelo Garbutt Missouri State LB Sr.
Jonas Griffith Indiana State LB Sr.
Christian Rozeboom South Dakota State LB Sr.
Jeremy Chinn Southern Illinois DB Sr.
James Hendricks North Dakota State DB Sr.
Luther Kirk Illinois State DB Sr.
Devin Taylor Illinois State DB Jr.
Xavior Williams Northern Iowa DB Jr.
Preseason Team Special Teams Bradey Sorensen South Dakota State LS Jr.
Jerry Nunez Indiana State PK Sr.
Garret Wegner North Dakota State P Jr.
Je'Quan Burton Southern Illinois RS So.

[4]

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
 PreWk
1		Wk
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12		Wk
13		Final
Illinois State STATS Perform 15 16 13 15 14 10 14 11 8 7 11 7 7 13 7
AFCA Coaches 13 16 12 10 8 6 13 10 7 7 12 8 6 14 7
Indiana State STATS Perform 16 14
AFCA Coaches 16 15
Missouri State STATS Perform
AFCA Coaches
North Dakota State STATS Perform 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AFCA Coaches 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Northern Iowa STATS Perform 18 11 11 9 9 13 10 14 11 9 5 4 9 6 5
AFCA Coaches 20 12 10 8 7 13 10 15 12 10 7 5 10 6 5
South Dakota STATS Perform
AFCA Coaches
South Dakota State STATS Perform 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 8 5 10 10
AFCA Coaches 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 9 5 12 12
Southern Illinois STATS Perform
AFCA Coaches 25т 25
Western Illinois STATS Perform
AFCA Coaches
Youngstown State STATS Perform 24 22 18 19 19
AFCA Coaches 21 20 17 17 18

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

Week 0
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 24 3:00 PM Samford Youngstown State Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 45–22   12,560
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 1
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 6:30 PM Southern Illinois No. 17 Southeast Missouri State Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO ESPN+ L 26–44   8,312
August 29 7:00 PM Western Illinois North Alabama Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL ESPN+ L 17–26   10,567
August 29 8:00 PM No. 3 South Dakota State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN FS1 L 21–28   49,112
August 29 8:00 PM Missouri State Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ Pluto TV L 23–37   6,891
August 31 11:00 AM No. 16 Indiana State Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FOX L 17–24   32,611
August 31 11:00 AM No. 18 Northern Iowa No. 21^ Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA Big 12 on ESPN+ L 26–29(3OT)   61,500
August 31 2:00 PM No. 25 Montana South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+ L 17–31   5,193
August 31 3:00 PM Butler No. 1 North Dakota State Target Field • Minneapolis, MN ESPN+ W 57–10   34,544
August 31 6:00 PM No. 15 Illinois State Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL ESPN+ L 10–24   14,568
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 7 1:00 PM Dayton No. 14 Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN L 35–42   4,950
September 7 2:00 PM Howard Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH W 54–28   12,390
September 7 2:30 PM North Dakota No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+ W 38–7   18,923
September 7 2:30 PM Southern Illinois UMass McGuirk Stadium • Amherts, MA FloSports W 45–20   10,524
September 7 3:00 PM Western Illinois Colorado State Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO L 13–38   24
September 7 4:00 PM Southern Utah No. 11 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA W 34–14   9,241
September 7 6:00 PM South Dakota No. 4^ Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 14–70   82,181
September 7 6:00 PM Long Island No. 3 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD W 38–3   10,153
September 7 6:30 PM Morehead State No. 16 Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+ W 42–14   11,256
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 7Missouri State

Week 3
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 14 12:00 PM No. 1 North Dakota State No. 18 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE FloSports W 47–22   14,489
September 14 1:00 PM Eastern Kentucky Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 19–7   4,416
September 14 1:00 PM Drake No. 3 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD W 38–10   11,565
September 14 2:00 PM Duquesne Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH W 34–14   15,991
September 14 2:00 PM Houston Baptist South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3 L 52–53   5,077
September 14 2:00 PM No. 13 Illinois State Eastern Illinois O'Brien Field • Charleston, IL ESPN+ W 21–3   6,119
September 14 3:00 PM No. 10 Montana State Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+ L 14–23   4,728
September 14 6:00 PM UT Martin Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+ W 28–14   8,983
September 14 7:00 PM Missouri State Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3 L 6–58   18,746
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 14Northern Iowa

Week 4
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21 1:00 PM Eastern Illinois Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 16–6   6,216
September 21 2:00 PM No. 6 Kennesaw State Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+ L 24–35   11,421
September 21 2:30 PM No. 4 UC Davis No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+ W 27–16   18,425
September 21 3:00 PM South Dakota Northern Colorado Nottingham Field • Greeley, CO Pluto TV W 14–6   5,745
September 21 3:00 PM Tennessee Tech Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN3 L 24–38   1,594
September 21 4:00 PM Idaho State No. 9 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA W 13–6   8,339
September 21 6:00 PM Southern Illinois Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 L 28–41   24,176
September 21 6:00 PM Southern Utah No. 3 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD W 43–7   14,269
September 21 6:30 PM Northern Arizona No. 15 Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+ W 40–27   9,891
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 21No. 24 Youngstown State

Week 5
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 28 6:00 PM Robert Morris No. 22 Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH W 45–10   12,659
September 28 7:00 PM No. 9 Northern Iowa No. 5 Weber State Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT L 17–29   6,582
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 28No. 1 North Dakota StateNo. 3 South Dakota StateNo. 14 Illinois StateMissouri StateIndiana StateSouth DakotaSouthern IllinoisWestern Illinois

Week 6
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 5 12:00 PM No. 1 North Dakota State No. 10 Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  NDSU 37–3   13,391
October 5 2:00 PM Southern Illinois No. 3 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+  SDSU 38–10   13,776
October 5 2:00 PM Indiana State South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  USD 38–0   5,255
October 5 3:00 PM Missouri State Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  MOST 37–31(3OT)   3,149
October 5 4:00 PM No. 18 Youngstown State No. 13 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  UNI 21–14   10,137
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 12 12:00 PM Western Illinois Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+  INST 20–10   7,243
October 12 1:00 PM No. 10 Northern Iowa No. 1 North Dakota State† Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+  NDSU 46–14   18,178
October 12 2:00 PM South Dakota Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN3  USD 45–10   5,784
October 12 5:00 PM No. 3 South Dakota State No. 19 Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  SDSU 38–28   12,381
October 12 6:00 PM No. 13 Illinois State Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3  ILST 21–7   5,525
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 8
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 19 12:00 PM No. 3 South Dakota State Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN3  SDSU 42–23   4,642
October 19 1:00 PM No. 10 Illinois State Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  ILST 28–14   2,984
October 19 2:00 PM No. 18 Youngstown State Southern Illinois† Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+  SIU 35–10   7,670
October 19 2:30 PM Missouri State No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+  NDSU 22–0   18,252
October 19 4:00 PM South Dakota No. 14 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  UNI 42–27   10,201
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9

In Week 9, the 2019 edition of the Dakota Marker was preceded by ESPN's College Gameday on the campus of South Dakota State University.

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 26 1:00 PM Western Illinois Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  YSU 59–14   10,437
October 26 2:00 PM No. 11 Northern Iowa Missouri State† Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  UNI 29–6   6,583
October 26 2:00 PM No. 1 North Dakota State No. 3 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+  NDSU 23–16   19,371
October 26 2:00 PM Indiana State No. 8 Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN3  ILST 24–7   8,510
October 26 4:00 PM Southern Illinois South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  SIU 48–28   4,734
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 10
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 2 12:00 PM No. 9 Northern Iowa No. 7 Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  UNI 27–10   6,705
November 2 12:00 PM Southern Illinois Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+  MOST 23–14   4,110
November 2 1:00 PM South Dakota Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  WIU 38–34   1,728
November 2 2:00 PM No. 4 South Dakota State Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN3  SDSU 35–14   5,108
November 2 5:00 PM No. 1 North Dakota State Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  NDSU 56–17   11,102
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 11
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 9 2:00 PM Youngstown State South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  USD 56–21   4,561
November 9 2:00 PM No. 11 Illinois State No. 4 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+  ILST 27–18   7,211
November 9 2:00 PM Missouri State Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3  SIU 37–14   4,678
November 9 2:30 PM Western Illinois No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+  NDSU 57–21   17,441
November 9 4:00 PM Indiana State No. 5 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  UNI 17–9   8,442
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 12
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 16 1:00 PM Youngstown State Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN  INST 24–17   3,645
November 16 12:00 PM Missouri State No. 7 Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  ILST 17–12   5,701
November 16 1:00 PM Southern Illinois Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  SIU 45–21   1,739
November 16 2:00 PM No. 4 Northern Iowa No. 8 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3  SDSU 38–7   7,317
November 16 2:30 PM South Dakota No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+  NDSU 49–14   17,844
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 13
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 23 11:00 AM No. 7 Illinois State Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  YSU 21–3   9,190
November 23 1:00 PM Western Illinois No. 9 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  UNI 38–7   8,920
November 23 2:00 PM No. 1 North Dakota State Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+  NDSU 21–7   5,423
November 23 2:00 PM No. 5 South Dakota State South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  USD 24–21   5,405
November 23 2:00 PM Indiana State Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  INST 51–24   3,352
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason
See also: 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season § NCAA Division I playoff bracket

In 2019, four MVFC teams made the FCS playoffs. North Dakota State (No. 1) and South Dakota State (No. 7) both received a first round bye. Illinois State and Northern Iowa both were unseeded and played in the first round.

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

All times Central time. Tournament seedings in parentheses

First round
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 30 1:00 PM No. 13 Illinois State No. 12 Southeast Missouri State (OVC) Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO ESPN3 W 24–6   3,274
November 30 1:00 PM San Diego (PFL) No. 6 Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+ W 17–3   3,743
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Second round
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 7 1:00 PM No. 6 Northern Iowa No. 10 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3  UNI 13–10   4,102
December 7 2:00 PM No. 13 Illinois State No. 9 Central Arkansas (ASUN) Estes Stadium • Conway, AR ESPN3 W 24–14   5,127
December 7 2:30 PM No. 19 Nicholls (Southland) No. 1 (1) North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN3 W 37–13   15,690
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Quarterfinals
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 13 6:00 PM No. 6 Northern Iowa No. 2 (2) James Madison (CAA) Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN2 L 0–17   8,741
December 14 11:00 AM No. 13 Illinois State No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN  NDSU 9–3   14,132
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Semifinals
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 21 1:00 PM No. 5 (5) Montana State (Big Sky) No. 1 (1) North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN2 W 42–14   18,077
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

National Championship
See also: 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
January 11 11:00 AM No. 2 (2) James Madison (CAA) No. 1 (1) North Dakota State Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX ABC W 28–20   17,866
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

MVFC records vs other conferences

2019-20 records against non-conference foes (through January 11, 2020):

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors
Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Newcomer
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (Sept. 1)[5] Trey Lance QB NDSU Kaleb Brewer DL INST Matthew Cook PK UNI Trey Lance QB NDSU
Week 2 (Sept. 8)[6] Javon Williams RB SIU Christian Rozeboom LB SDSU Jaxon Janke PR/WR SDSU Will McElvain QB UNI
Week 3 (Sept. 15)[7] Austin Simmons QB USD Inoke Moala DL INST Griffin Crosa K NDSU Tre' Strong CB SIU
Week 4 (Sept. 22)[8] Brady Davis QB ILST Elerson G. Smith DL UNI Sam Fenlason PK ILST Avante Cox WR SIU
Week 5 (Sept. 29)[9] Joe Alessi RB YSU Chris Kolarevic LB UNI Jake Coates PR YSU Will McElvian QB UNI
Week 6 (Oct. 6)[10] Austin Simmons QB USD Elerson Smith DE UNI Brendan Withrow P MOST Trey Lance QB NDSU
Week 7 (Oct. 13)[11] J'Bore Gibbs QB SDSU Clayton Glasco LB INST Garret Wegner PK NDSU J'Bore Gibbs QB SDSU
Week 8 (Oct. 20)[12] Isaiah Weston WR UNI Chris Kolarevic LB UNI Jack Colquhoun P SIU Javon Williams RB SIU
Week 9 (Oct. 27)[13] Avante Cox WR SIU Josh Hayes CB NDSU Matthew Cook PK UNI Avante Cox WR SIU
Week 10 (Nov. 3)[14] Connor Sampson QB WIU Omar Brown DB UNI Kobe Johnson RB/KR NDSU Omar Brown DB UNI
Week 11 (Nov. 10)[15] Austin Simmons QB USD Dylan Draka LB ILST Sam Fenlason PK ILST Jalen Bussey RB NDSU
Week 12 (Nov. 17)[16] D.J. Davis RB SIU Devin Taylor DB ILST Brendan Withrow P MOST Javon Williams Jr. RB SIU
Keaton Heide QB SDSU
Week 13 (Nov. 24)[17] Nathan Mays QB YSU Justus Reed DE YSU Dalton Godfrey LS USD Dominique Dafney WR INST
Dominique Dafney WR INST

Players of the Year

On November 27, 2021, the Missouri Valley Football Conference released their Players of the Year and All-Conference Honors.[18]

Offensive Player of the Year

Defensive Player of the Year

Newcomer of the Year

Freshman of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-Conference Teams

All-Newcomer Team
Award Player School Position Year
Newcomer Team Offense Trey Lance North Dakota State QB Fr.
J'Bore Gibbs South Dakota State QB Fr.
Will McElvain Northern Iowa QB Fr.
Kobe Johnson North Dakota State RB Fr.
Jeff Proctor Illinois State RB Jr.
Javon Williams Jr. Southern Illinois RB Fr.
Dominique Dafney Indiana State FB Sr.
Avante Cox Southern Illinois WR So.
Jaxon Janke South Dakota State WR Fr.
Kacper Rutkiewicz Illinois State WR Fr.
Adam Solomon Illinois State OL Sr.
Newcomer Team Defense Quinton Hicks South Dakota State DE Fr.
Aaron Mends Illinois State LB Sr.
Jakari Starling South Dakota LB Fr.
Omar Brown Northern Iowa DB Fr.
Keawvis Cummings Indiana State DB Sr.
Zaire Jones Youngstown State DB Jr.
Marquis Smith Western Illinois DB Jr.
Diamond Evans South Dakota State CB Fr.
Michael Griffin II South Dakota State S Jr.
Clayton Isbell Illinois State S Fr.
Newcomer Team Special Teams Matthew Cook Northern Iowa PK Fr.
Jack Colquhoun Southern Illinois P Jr.
Justin Hall Western Illinois RS/WR Fr.

Source:[19]

National awards

On November 25, 2019, STATS Perform released their list of finalists for the Walter Payton Award, Buck Buchanan Award, and the Jerry Rice Award, respectively.

Walter Payton Award

The Walter Payton Award is given to the best FCS offensive player. Trey Lance (QB) of North Dakota State won the award. Lance was also the first freshman to win the Walter Payton Award in its 33-year history. Here were the other MVFC finalists:

Buck Buchanan Award

The Buck Buchanan Award is given to the best FCS defensive player. Here were the MVFC finalists:

Jerry Rice Award

The Jerry Rice Award is given to the best FCS freshman. Trey Lance (QB) of North Dakota State won the award. Here were the other MVFC finalists:

FCS Coach of the Year

Matt Entz of North Dakota State was the only finalist for FCS Coach of the Year.

Finalists source:[20]
Winners source:[21]

All-Americans
AP[22]
1st Team		 AP
2nd Team		 AP
3rd Team		 AFCA[23]
1st Team
 AFCA
2nd Team		 STATS[24]
1st Team
 STATS
2nd Team		 STATS
3rd Team		 ADA
[25]		 HERO
[26] 1st Team		 HERO
2nd Team		 HERO
3rd Team
Ben Ellefson, TE, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Bradey Sorenson, LS, South Dakota State Green tickY
Cade Johnson, WR, South Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Chandler Collins, LS, Missouri State Green tickY
Christian Rozeboom, LB, South Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Derrek Tuszka, DL, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Dillon Radunz, OL, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Drew Himmelman, OL, Illinois State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Elerson Smith, DL, Northern Iowa Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Isaiah Weston, WR, Northern Iowa Green tickY
Jabril Cox, LB, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
James Hendricks, DB, North Dakota State Green tickY
James Robinson, RB, Illinois State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Javon Williams Jr., WR, Southern Illinois Green tickY
Jeremy Chinn, DB, Southern Illinois Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jonas Griffith, LB, Indiana State Green tickY Green tickY
LaCale London, DL, Western Illinois Green tickY
Luther Kirk, DB, Illinois State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Omar Brown, DB, Northern Iowa Green tickY
Pierre Strong Jr., RB, South Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Zack Johnson, OL, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Home attendance
Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Total Average % of Capacity
Illinois State Hancock Stadium 13,391 11,256 9,891 13,391† 8,510 6,705 5,701 55,454 9,242 69.0%
Indiana State Memorial Stadium 12,764 4,950 4,416 6,216 7,243† 4,642 4,110 3,645 35,222 5,031 39.4%
Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium 17,500 11,421† 5,784 6,583 5,108 3,352 32,248 6,449 36.9%
North Dakota State Fargodome 18,700 18,923† 18,425 18,178 18,252 17,441 17,844 15,690‡ 14,132‡ 18,077‡ 156,962 17,440 93.3%
Northern Iowa UNI-Dome 16,324 9,241 8,339 10,137 10,201† 8,442 8,920 3,743‡ 59,023 8,431 51.7%
South Dakota DakotaDome 9,100 5,193 5,077 5,255 4,734 4,561 5,405† 30,225 5,037 55.4%
South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium 19,340 10,153 11,565 14,269 13,776 19,371† 7,211 7,317 4,102‡ 87,764 10,970 56.7%
Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium 15,000 8,983† 5,525 7,670 4,678 5,423 32,279 6,455 43.0%
Western Illinois Hanson Field 17,128 4,728† 1,594 3,149 2,984 1,728 1,739 15,922 2,653 15.5%
Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium 20,630 12,390 15,991† 12,659 12,381 10,437 11,102 9,190 84,150 12,021 58.3%

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†Season high

2020 NFL Draft
Main article: 2020 NFL Draft

The following list includes all MVFC players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Player Position School Draft
Round		 Round
Pick		 Overall
Pick		 Team Notes
Jeremy Chinn S Southern Illinois 2 32 64 Carolina Panthers from Kansas City via Seattle
Derrek Tuszka ILB North Dakota State 7 40 254 Denver Broncos Compensatory selection

Undrafted free agents
Player Position School Team
Kameron Cline DL South Dakota Indianapolis Colts
James Robinson RB Illinois State Jacksonville Jaguars
Ben Ellefson TE North Dakota State Jacksonville Jaguars
Zack Johnson OL North Dakota State Green Bay Packers
Madre Harper CB Southern Illinois Las Vegas Raiders
Luke Sellers FB South Dakota State Detroit Lions
Mikey Daniel FB South Dakota State Atlanta Falcons
Jermiah Braswell WR Youngstown State Arizona Cardinals
Jonas Griffith LB Indiana State San Francisco 49ers

Source:[27]

Head coaches

Through January 11, 2020

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school MVFC record MVFC titles FCS playoff appearances FCS playoff record National Titles
Illinois State Brock Spack 11 84–50 (.627) 84–50 (.627) 53–35 (.602) 2 5 7–5 (.583) 0
Indiana State Curt Mallory 3 12–22 (.353) 12–22 (.353) 8–16 (.333) 0 0 0–0 (–) 0
Missouri State Dave Steckel 5 13–42 (.236) 13–42 (.236) 7–33 (.175) 0 0 0–0 (–) 0
North Dakota State Matt Entz 1 16–0 (1.000) 16–0 (1.000) 8–0 (1.000) 1 1 4–0 (1.000) 1
Northern Iowa Mark Farley 19 159–83 (.657) 159–83 (.657) 99–45 (.688) 7 12 16–12 (.571) 0
South Dakota Bob Nielson[lower-alpha 1] 4 207–106–1 (.661) 21–26 (.447) 14–18 (.438) 0 1 1–1 (.500) 2
South Dakota State John Stiegelmeier[lower-alpha 2] 23 166–102 (.619) 166–102 (.619) 66–30 (.688) 1 9 8–9 (.471) 0
Southern Illinois Nick Hill 4 17–28 (.378) 17–28 (.378) 10–22 (.313) 0 0 0–0 (–) 0
Western Illinois Jared Elliott 2 6–17 (.261) 6–17 (.261) 5–13 (.278) 0 0 0–0 (–) 0
Youngstown State Bo Pelini[lower-alpha 3] 5 100–55 (.645) 33–28 (.541) 18–22 (.450) 0 1 4–1 (.800) 0
  1. 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.
  2. John Stiegelmeier has coached South Dakota State since 1997, when the school was still part of NCAA Division II. While in Division II, the school did not achieve any playoff appearances.
  3. Bo Pelini previously coached Nebraska of the FBS for 7 straight seasons between 2008-2014. He also coached the Cornhuskers for one game back in 2003. Pelini's teams at Nebraska finished with a 67-27 overall record and a 39-17 conference record between the Big 12 and the Big Ten, since the Cornhuskers moved to the Big Ten in 2011. While at Nebraska, his teams achieved bowl berths in all seven years he was a full-time head coach, including 3 bowl wins in the Gator and Holiday bowls.

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