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PLAYOFFS INDEX 2021 FCS Playoff Info . 2 MVFC vs . Other Leagues . 2 2020 FCS Playoff Bracket . 3 MVFC vs . Other Teams . 3 MVFC vs . Top Seeds . .3 Miscellaneous Playoff Notes . 4 Championship Game Results . 5 Year-By-Year Summaries . 5-23 All-Time Playoff Results . 6. Coaching Records in the Playoffs . .12 Playoff Records . 24-25 PLAYOFFS 2021 NCAA FCS Championship Bracket & Information The NCAA hosts three football *First Round *Second Round *Quarterfinals *Semifinals Final championships: the Division I Foot- November 27 December 4 Dec . 10/11 Dec . 17/18 Jan . 8 ball Championship for teams in the NCAA FCS, the Division II Football *First-round games, second-round, Championship and the Division III quarterfinals and semifinals played Football Championship. Since 2013, on campus sites. the FCS has had a 24-team bracket, although the Spring 2021 reverted to the 16-team model because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCS bracket history dates back to 1978-80 when there were only four teams in the field. The bracket expanded to eight teams in Toyota Stadium 1981; 12 teams (1982-85); 16 teams Frisco, Texas Jan. 8, 2022 NATIONAL (1986-2009); 20 teams (2010-12); CHAMPION and 24 teams (2013-present). The top eight teams are seeded, receive first-round byes and host second- round games. The 16 other teams bid to host first-round games. The playoffs -- in their 44th season -- will begin Nov. 27. For the 12th-straight year, the final game will be played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Every title game from 1997-2009 had been held at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Tenn. In January 2019, the NCAA an- nounced that it had agreed to a five- MVFC Playoff Success year extension with Frisco, Texas, Missouri Valley Football Conference vs . FCS The league is 109-60 during the past 23 years in the to continue holding the Division I The league is 121-77 in the NCAA FCS playoffs. FCS playoffs (since 1997). Overall, a league team has Included in that overall record is a .500 or better per- appeared in 15 championship games and in 28 semifinal FCS title game at Toyota Stadium, formance against 10 of the 11 conferences faced. keeping the championship game in games. Since 2011, the league is 70-30 (.700), which Frisco through 2025 (for the 2024 MVFC Against Other Leagues in the Playoffs includes a 57-17 (.770) record against non-league teams. football season), with an option for vs. Mid-Eastern Athletic 4 0 1.000 vs. Big South 5 0 1.000 Leagues With Four or More Bids the 2026 championship. vs. Pioneer Football League 4 0 1.000 Since the NCAA field expanded to 16 teams for the Ten conferences (Big Sky, Big vs. Northeast Conference 2 0 1.000 1986 playoffs, a league has received four or more bids 23 South, CAA, MVFC, Northeast, Ohio vs. Southwestern Athletic 1 0 1.000 times. The 2003 playoffs marked the first time the MVFC Valley, Patriot, Pioneer, Southern vs. Ohio Valley Conference 18 2 .900 vs. Big Sky Conference 22 15 .595 had four bids. A league has had six bids once, five bids and Southland) have been granted vs. CAA Football 20 15 .571 seven times, including the MVFC in 2014, 2015, 2017, automatic qualification. A schedul- vs. Patriot League 4 3 .571 and 2020-21. ing alliance between the ASUN and vs. Southland Conference 13 10 .565 vs. Independents 3 3 .500 WAC will be granted an AQ this fall vs. Intra-conference 15 15 .500 6 Bids -- CAA (2018) as well. The remaining 13 teams vs. Southern Conference 10 14 .417 5 Bids -- CAA (2007, 08, 11); MVFC (2014, 15, 17, 20-21) 4 Bids -- MVFC (2003, 16, 19); CAA (2004, 09, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17); are selected at large by the FCS TOTAL 121 77 .611 Big Sky (2013, 15, 18, 19); Southern (2016) Football Committee. Since 1978, all 12 current and past MVFC members have ap- peared in the FCS playoffs. FCS Playoff Participation (since 1995) The 2003 season was an historic In 2020-21, the Missouri Valley Football Conference had at least two teams in the FCS postseason a 26th-con- one for FCS football as, for the first secutive year. Below is a yearly breakdown of conferences in the playoffs (since 1995): time, a league received four bids to 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 the 16-team field. The MVFC has MVFC 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 5 5 4 5 3 4 5 had five bids four times since (2014, Big Sky 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 2 Big South - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2015, 2017, 2020-21), and the CAA Football 2 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 5 5 4 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 3 2 league became the first (and only) Northeast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ohio Valley 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 to have two teams from the same Patriot 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 conference face one another in the Pioneer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Southern 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 4 3 2 2 1 championship game (North Dakota Southland 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 1 State beat Illinois State, 29-27, in Great West - - - - - - - - - 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - the 2015 title game, following the MEAC 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2014 season.) SWAC 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Independents 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 VALLEY FOOTBALL • 2 2020-21 NCAA FCS Bracket, Won-Lost Marks PLAYOFFS Opening Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Valley Football vs . Top Seeds April 24 May 2 May 8 May 16 A league school has played a top-four seeded team 57 times, at #1 S. Dakota State (5-1) and recorded a 23-34 record. at S. Dakota State, 31-3 Holy Cross (3-0) Sixteen of the 23 wins against a at S. Dakota State, 31-26 top-four seed were on the road. at Weber State (5-0) Southern Illinois, 34-31 Seven of the 57 games were intra- Southern Illinois (5-3) conference matchups. South Dakota State, 33-3 at Delaware (5-0) 1989 -- Eastern Illinois 38, #4 Idaho 21 Delaware, 19-10 1989 -- #3 SF Austin 55, Missouri State 25 Sacred Heart (3-1) 1991 -- #4 Marshall 20, W. Illinois 17 (ot) Delaware, 20-14 1991 -- #4 Marshall 41, UNI 13 at #4 Jacksonville State (9-2) at Jacksonville State, 49-14 1995 -- UNI 35, #4 Murray State 34 Davidson (4-2) Toyota Stadium 1996 -- #2 Marshall 31, UNI 14 Sam Houston, 23-21 Frisco, Texas 1997 -- Youngstown St. 37, #1 Villanova 34 at #3 James Madison (5-0) May 16, 2021 NATIONAL 1997 -- Youngstown St. 25, #3 E. Wash. 14 at James Madison, 31-24 CHAMPION VMI (6-1) 1998 -- #2 NW State 48, Illinois State 28 James Madison, 34-21 1998 -- #1 Ga. Southern 42, W. Illinois 14 at North Dakota (4-1) North Dakota, 44-10 1999 -- Illinois State 37, #3 Hofstra 20 1999 -- #2 Ga. Southern 28, Illinois St. 17 Missouri State (5-4) Sam Houston, 38-35 1999 -- #2 Ga. Southern 59, YSU 24 at North Dakota State (6-2) 2001 -- UNI 49, #4 Eastern Illinois 43 North Dakota State, 42-20 2001 -- #3 Furman 24, Western Ky. 20 Eastern Washington (5-1) 2001 -- #1 Montana 38, UNI 0 at Sam Houston, 24-20 at #2 Sam Houston (6-0) 2002 -- Western Ky. 31, #2 W. Illinois 28 at Sam Houston, 21-15 2002 -- Western Ky. 31, #3 Ga. Southern 28 Monmouth (3-0) 2002 -- Western Ky. 34, #1 McNeese 14 2003 -- #2 Delaware 48, Southern Illinois 7 2003 -- #4 Colgate 28, Western Illinois 27 2003 -- #3 Wofford 34, Western Ky. 17 Appalachian State .....................................................1-4 Arkansas State ..........................................................1-0 2003 -- #2 Delaware 37, UNI 7 Boise State ................................................................0-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference Boston University .......................................................0-1 2005 -- #2 Appalachian State 38, SIU 24 UC Davis ...................................................................0-1 Won-Lost Records in NCAA Tournament Play Central Arkansas .......................................................1-1 2005 -- UNI 24, #1 New Hampshire 21 Coastal Carolina ........................................................3-0 2005 -- UNI 40, #4 Texas State 37 (ot) Colgate ......................................................................2-1 Team (Years Participated) Yrs .