2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference season
The 2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season is the 38th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This will be the MVFC's 1st season with 12 teams, as the conference added Murray State over the offseason. It will also be the last season with 12 teams for now, as it was announced in May 2023 that Western Illinois will be leaving the MVFC after the 2023 season for the Ohio Valley Conference.[1]
2023 Missouri Valley Football Conference season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 31, 2023 through January 7, 2024 |
Number of teams | 12 |
2024 NFL Draft | |
Regular season |
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No. 1 South Dakota State | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 South Dakota | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Northern Iowa | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Dakota State | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 North Dakota | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Youngstown State | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
Previous season
In 2022, South Dakota State won the conference and received the automatic bid to the 2022 playoffs. The Jacks would go on to win their first FCS Championship over rival North Dakota State.[2]
Besides SDSU and NDSU; North Dakota made the playoffs as well. UND lost to Weber State in the first round to be eliminated from contention.[3]
Offseason
Over the offseason, the conference officially welcomed in their 12th league member. Murray State will begin their tenure as a MVFC member after joining the sister conference (Missouri Valley Conference) in the summer of 2022. The Racers arrive in the Valley from the Ohio Valley Conference.[4]
Coaching changes
Missouri State
On December 19, 2022, Ryan Beard was named the new head coach at Missouri State.[5] Beard was previously the Bears defensive coordinator for the last three years. He takes over for Bobby Petrino who left the program for an eventual job at Texas A&M.[6]
South Dakota State
On January 20, 2023, Jimmy Rogers was named the new head coach at South Dakota State.[7] Rogers was promoted from defensive coordinator for the Jacks. Former coach John Stiegelmeier retired after the end of last season, leading South Dakota State for 26 seasons.[8]
Preseason
Preseason League Poll
The annual preseason poll; voted on by conference coaches, athletic directors, and media members.[9]
Predicted finish | Team | Points (1st place votes) |
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1 | South Dakota State | 539 (44) |
2 | North Dakota State | 492 (1) |
3 | Northern Iowa | 409 |
4 | North Dakota | 399 |
5 | Southern Illinois | 337 |
6 | Youngstown State | 323 |
7 | Illinois State | 269 |
8 | Missouri State | 229 |
9 | South Dakota | 226 |
10 | Indiana State | 148 |
11 | Murray State | 74 |
12 | Western Illinois | 65 |
Preseason Individual Awards
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Source:[10]
Rankings
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 | |
Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Final | ||
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Illinois State | STATS Perform | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
AFCA Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | |||||||
Indiana State | STATS Perform | ||||||||||||||
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Missouri State | STATS Perform | ||||||||||||||
AFCA Coaches | |||||||||||||||
Murray State | STATS Perform | ||||||||||||||
AFCA Coaches | RV | ||||||||||||||
North Dakota | STATS Perform | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | |||||
AFCA Coaches | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 17 | ||||||
North Dakota State | STATS Perform | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 12 | |||||
AFCA Coaches | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 11 | ||||||
Northern Iowa | STATS Perform | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | |||||
AFCA Coaches | 20 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||
South Dakota | STATS Perform | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
AFCA Coaches | 21 | 17 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||
South Dakota State | STATS Perform | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
AFCA Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Southern Illinois | STATS Perform | RV | 24 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |||||
AFCA Coaches | RV | 23 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | ||||||
Western Illinois | STATS Perform | ||||||||||||||
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Youngstown State | STATS Perform | RV | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | RV | 23 | 25 | 24 | |||||
AFCA Coaches | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | 19 | RV | 20т | RV | RV | ||||||
Schedule
Index to colors and formatting |
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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 1
Week 2
Week 3
Date | Bye Week |
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September 16 | Missouri State |
Week 4
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Lindenwood | Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | W 48–17 | 13,391 | |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Utah Tech | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | W 59–14 | 11,002 | |
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | Southern Utah | Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 6,504 | |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | ||||||||
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September 23 | No. 24 Youngstown State | No. RV Northern Iowa | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 1 South Dakota State | South Dakota | No. 14 North Dakota | Indiana State | No. 12 Southern Illinois | Murray State |
Week 5
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota | No. 2 North Dakota State† | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | USD 24–19 | 18,342 | |
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Youngstown State | No. RV Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | UNI 44–41 | 10,346 | |
September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 12 North Dakota | No. 1 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 42–21 | 19,231 | |
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 10 Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | SIU 33–20 | 10,359 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Indiana State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | MUST 30–28 | 13,213 | |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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September 30 | Western Illinois | Illinois State |
Week 6
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 16 North Dakota† | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | UND 49–10 | 9,758 | |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 15 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 38–7 | 7,907 | |
October 7 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 North Dakota State | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | NDSU 38–10 | 8,727 | |
October 7 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 6 Southern Illinois | No. RV Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 31–3 | 9,767 | |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 1 South Dakota State | Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | SDSU 40–21 | 8,272 | |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. RV Northern Iowa | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | UNI 27–20 | 3,228 | |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 7
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 North Dakota State | No. 15 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | UND 49–24 | 13,091 | |
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Youngstown State | No. 10 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 34–31 | 3,608 | |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. RV Northern Iowa | No. 1 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 41–6 | 19,357 | |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 Southern Illinois | Murray State† | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | SIU 27–6 | 15,868 | |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Missouri State | Western Illinois | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | ESPN+ | MOST 48–7 | 2,809 | |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Indiana State | Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | ILST 44–7 | N/A | |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 8
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 South Dakota | Indiana State† | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | USD 17–3 | 4,908 | |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 12 Southern Illinois† | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | SDSU 17–10 | 11,927 | |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. RV Illinois State | No. 25 Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 41–38 | 10,022 | |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Murray State | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, IL | ESPN+ | MOST 28–24 | 11,386 | |
October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Illinois | No. 14 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | NDSU 52–7 | 14,255 | |
October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 11 North Dakota | No. RV Northern Iowa† | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN3 | UNI 27–0 | 10,677 | |
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 9
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Northern Iowa | Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | |||
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Southern Illinois | Western Illinois | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | ESPN+ | |||
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 24 Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | |||
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 15 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | |||
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 4 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | |||
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Murray State | No. 12 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | |||
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 10
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota | Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | North Dakota | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota State | South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Illinois State | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, IL | ESPN+ | |||
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 11
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Murray State | Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | |||
November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | South Dakota State | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | |||
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | |||
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | North Dakota | South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | |||
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | Northern Iowa | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | |||
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Illinois | North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | |||
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 12
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | South Dakota | Western Illinois | Hanson Field • Macomb, IL | ESPN+ | |||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Illinois State | North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | |||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Indiana State | Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | |||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Youngstown State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | |||
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri State | South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | |||
November 18 | 4:00 p.m. | North Dakota State | Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | |||
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |
MVFC records vs other conferences
2023-24 records against non-conference foes:
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Post Season
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Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Freshman | ||||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |
Week 1 (Sept. 4) [11] | Nic Baker | QB | SIU | Cole Wisniewski | S | NDSU | Kaedin Steindorf | P | NDSU | Tyshon King | RB | YSU |
Week 2 (Sept. 11) [12] | Mason Blakemore | RB | ILST | Nick Gaes | DT | USD | Griffin Crosa | K | NDSU | Griffin Wilde | WR | SDSU |
PJ Jules | S | SIU | ||||||||||
Week 3 (Sept. 18) [13] | Nic Baker | QB | SIU | PJ Jules | S | SIU | Tucker Large | PR/S | SDSU | Tyshon King | RB | YSU |
Week 4 (Sept. 25) [14] | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Caleb Blake | CB | MOST | Ian Wagner | K/P | ILST | Jayden Becks | RB | MOST |
Week 5 (Oct. 2) [15] | Theo Day | QB | UNI | Dennis Shorter | SS | USD | Orion Phillips | P | MUST | Plez Lawrence | RB | INST |
Carter Bell | WR | USD | ||||||||||
Week 6 (Oct. 9) [16] | Isaiah Davis | RB | SDSU | Logan Kopp | LB | NDSU | Jake Andjelic | PK | INST | Tyshon King | RB | YSU |
Week 7 (Oct. 16) [17] | Gaven Ziebarth | RB | UND | Isaiah Stalbird | LB | SDSU | Will Leyland | PK | USD | Owen Rozanc | PK | MOST |
Luke Skokna | RB/RS | UND | ||||||||||
Week 8 (Oct. 23) [18] | Amauri Pesek-Hickson | RB | UNI | Devin Goree | DL | MOST | Andrew Lastovka | PK | YSU | Charles Pierre Jr. | RB | USD |
Home attendance
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Illinois State | Hancock Stadium | 13,391 | 6,740 | 13,391† | 8,272 | N/A | 28,403 | 9,467 | 70.7% | ||||
Indiana State | Memorial Stadium | 12,764 | 4,355 | 3,228 | 4,908† | 12,491 | 4,163 | 32.6% | |||||
Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium | 17,500 | 11,002 | 8,727 | 11,386† | 31,115 | 10,371 | 59.3% | |||||
Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16,800 | 6,953 | 13,213 | 15,868† | 36,034 | 12,011 | 71.5% | |||||
North Dakota | Alerus Center | 12,283 | 8,503 | 10,009 | 9,758 | 13,091† | 41,361 | 10,340 | 84.2% | ||||
North Dakota State | Fargodome | 18,700 | 15,044 | 15,016 | 18,342† | 14,255 | 62,657 | 15,664 | 83.8% | ||||
Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome | 16,324 | 7,967 | 10,346 | 10,677† | 28,990 | 9,663 | 59.2% | |||||
South Dakota | DakotaDome | 9,100 | 6,126 | 5,618 | 7,907† | 3,608 | 23,259 | 5,814 | 64.0% | ||||
South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium | 19,340 | 16,258 | 19,332 | 19,231 | 19,357† | 74,178 | 18,544 | 95.9% | ||||
Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium | 15,000 | 8,327 | 10,359† | 11,927 | 30,613 | 10,204 | 68.0% | |||||
Western Illinois | Hanson Field | 17,128 | 3,648† | 3,548 | 2,809 | 10,005 | 3,335 | 19.5% | |||||
Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium | 20,630 | 8,593 | 12,826† | 9,767 | 10,022 | 41,208 | 10,302 | 50.0% | ||||
Bold - Exceed or met capacity
†Season High
‡FCS Playoff Game
2024 NFL Draft
The following list includes all MVFC players who were drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | School | Draft Round |
Round Pick |
Overall Pick |
Team |
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Head coaches
Through October 21, 2023
All stats include 2023 season
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MVFC record | MVFC titles | FCS Playoff appearances | FCS Playoff record | National Titles |
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Illinois State | Brock Spack | 15 | 99–68 (.593) | 99–68 (.593) | 62–50 (.554) | 2 | 5 | 7–5 (.583) | 0 |
Indiana State | Curt Mallory | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 19–44 (.302) | 19–44 (.302) | 12–32 (.273) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Missouri State | Ryan Beard | 1 | 3–4 (.429) | 3–4 (.429) | 2–2 (.500) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Murray State | Dean Hood[lower-alpha 2] | 4 | 70–59 (.543) | 15–21 (.417) | 1–3 (.250) | 0 | 3 | 0–3 (.000) | 0 |
North Dakota | Bubba Schweigert[lower-alpha 3] | 10 | 80–69 (.537) | 58–48 (.547) | 14–11 (.560) | 0 | 4 | 1–4 (.200) | 0 |
North Dakota State | Matt Entz | 5 | 54–9 (.857) | 54–9 (.857) | 29–6 (.829) | 2 | 4 | 9–2 (.818) | 2 |
Northern Iowa | Mark Farley | 23 | 178–101 (.638) | 178–101 (.638) | 114–57 (.667) | 7 | 13 | 16–13 (.552) | 0 |
South Dakota | Bob Nielson[lower-alpha 4] | 8 | 224–123–1 (.645) | 38–43 (.469) | 26–30 (.464) | 0 | 2 | 1–2 (.333) | 2 |
South Dakota State | Jimmy Rogers | 1 | 7–0 (1.000) | 7–0 (1.000) | 4–0 (1.000) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Southern Illinois | Nick Hill | 8 | 41–45 (.477) | 41–45 (.477) | 24–34 (.414) | 0 | 2 | 2–2 (.500) | 0 |
Western Illinois | Myers Hendrickson[lower-alpha 5] | 2 | 0–18 (.000) | 0–18 (.000) | 0–12 (.000) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Youngstown State | Doug Phillips | 4 | 15–20 (.429) | 15–20 (.429) | 10–17 (.370) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
- Indiana State did not play football in the 2020-21 academic year
- Dean Hood coached Eastern Kentucky from 2008-2015. During his time there, the Colonels went 55-38 overall and 44-19 in the Ohio Valley Conference. This also included three FCS playoff berths, all three of which ended in the first round. Hood has coached Murray State since 2020, and while in the Ohio Valley Conference the team finished with a 13-16 overall record and a 9-9 league record.
- Bubba Schweigert coached Minnesota Duluth of NCAA Division II from 2004-07. He also coached North Dakota while they were a part of the Big Sky Conference from 2014-17 and were independents in 2018 and 2019.
- 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.
- Myers Hendrickson previously coached at Kansas Wesleyan of the NAIA from 2019-21, and helped the Coyotes to two NAIA playoff appearances.
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