Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC)-(FCS)
Overview: It was a two-horse race for the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) championship in 2022, as the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits knocked off the then-defending national champion North Dakota State University Bison not once but twice, with the second win leading to the former program's first-ever national championship.
After losing a low-scoring defensive struggle to Iowa, 7-3, in their season opener on September 2, SDSU wouldn't lose another game for the rest of its 2022 season, with the Jackrabbits reeling off 14 straight wins to close out their campaign at 14-1 overall. During their dominant postseason run, South Dakota State outscored its opponents by a combined final score of 168-66, while scoring at least 40 or more points in three of their four playoff wins.
As for NDSU, the Bison saw its hopes for a 10th national title in 12 seasons fall by the wayside, with two of their three losses coming to SDSU, as well as at Arizona on September 17. North Dakota State finished the season at 12-3 overall, losing all three of its contests by a combined 29 points, while also losing its two regular season games by just five points combined.
Only one other MVFC squad advanced to postseason play last season, as the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks finishing 5-3 in conference play en route to a final regular season record of 7-4 overall. UND gave Weber State all it could handle in a first-round FCS playoff contest, before falling 38-31 to finish the season at 7-5 overall.
Expect an MVFC squad aside from North Dakota State to have the target on its back, as South Dakota State will start the 2023 season as the #1-ranked team in both the Athlon Sports and Hero Sports preseason polls, with NDSU not far behind at #2.
2023 Schedules (Teams are listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)
NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2023 season. The link (s) will appear in each blog post when the team's schedule is submitted. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.
Final 2022 MVFC Football Standings
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Western Illinois
Youngstown State
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