Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC)-(FCS)
Overview: The South Dakota State University Jackrabbits made it back-to-back national championships for the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC), as they downed the University of Montana Grizzlies for their second straight national championship.
On January 7, 2024, the Jackrabbits captured their second straight title after rolling past the Grizzlies 23-3. SDSU finished the 2023 season unbeaten at 15-0 overall, extending the nation's longest winning streak among current NCAA Division I football programs, FCS or FBS, to 29 straight games.
Going into 2024, South Dakota State hopes to join a select company at the FCS level, as the Jackrabbits look to become one of the few programs to win three straight national championships. But they must survive what will likely be a tough opening weekend contest at Oklahoma State on August 31.
If that wasn't enough, there will be multiple challengers that will try to dethrone SDSU this fall, with North Dakota State, South Dakota, Southern Illinois, Youngstown State, and Illinois State being among the potential contenders. Of the five aforementioned squads, only Illinois State didn't advance to the FCS playoffs.
Also, don't count out Northern Iowa, as the Panthers managed to put together another respectable campaign after finishing at 5-3 in the MVFC, and 6-5 overall. Three of UNI's six wins came by seven points last fall, with the Panthers knocking off eventual FCS playoff participant Youngstown State 44-41, Indiana State 27-20, and Illinois State 24-21.
Finally, the biggest changes within the MVFC will happen off the field within the next two seasons, as Western Illinois is now a member of the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference alliance, while Missouri State will start its final season in the league before beginning the transition to the FBS level and Conference USA in 2025.
2024 Schedules (Teams are listed in alphabetical order, click the links below t to find the schedules)
NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule needs to be highlighted, the team still needs to submit its schedule for the 2024 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 more.
Final 2023 MVFC Football Standings
Illinois State
Indiana State
Missouri State
North Dakota
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota State
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