For Immediate Release Aug. 29, 2016 Mike Kern Illinois State • Indiana State • Missouri State • North Dakota State • Northern Iowa South Dakota • South Dakota State • Southern Illinois • Western Illinois • Youngstown State 1818 Chouteau Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63103 • (314) 444-4360 • FAX (314) 444-4361 2016 Valley Football Standings (thru 8/27) • • Media Services • • MVFC Points Overall Points Players of the Week Team W-L Pct. For Opp W-L Pct. For Opp H A Stk. Each week a panel will select players of the week for offense, defense, newcomer, North Dakota St. 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 24 17 1-0 0-0 W10 Illinois State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 offensive line and special teams. Indiana State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 W1 Missouri State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L9 Valley Football Radio Report Northern Iowa 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 Each week’s games are previewed on South Dakota 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 the Missouri Valley Football Conference S. Dakota State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 Radio Report, produced by Jim Pow- Southern Illinois 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L4 ers. The report can be heard on most Western Illinois 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L1 schools’ network affiliate station. Youngstown State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 L2 Weekly Features The league produces weekly video What’s On Tap Grid Bits segments (Two Minute Drill and The Ex- Saturday, Aug. 27 u Three MVFC coaches are making their tra Point) and an audio podcast. Each debuts this week as Charlie Fisher is available by visiting the league’s web #1 N. Dakota St. 24, #6 Chas. Southern 17 takes over at Western Illinois; Nick Hill site (valleyfootball.org) Thursday, Sept. 1 takes the reigns at Southern Illinois; and Bob Nielson, previously at Western Coaches Calls Southwestern (Kan.) at Missouri State Illinois, is now at South Dakota. Teleconferences featuring the Springfield, MO • 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) u MVFC schools have combined for a league’s head coaches are on the first #20 Western Illinois at RV Eastern Illinois 120-27 non-conference record over the Tuesday of each month during the Charleston, IL • 6:00 p.m. (OVC Net) season at 10 a.m. CT. Replays are ac- past five-plus seasons against peer RV Duquesne at #24 Youngstown State FCS schools. Last season the MVFC cessible on the league web site. Youngstown, OH • 6:30 p.m. (ESPN3) was 22-5 against FCS schools, includ- 877-393-4731 RV South Dakota at New Mexico ing a 9-4 record against ranked FCS Albuquerque, NM • 8:00 p.m. (ROOT) teams. This year, the league is 1-0 Aug. 2 • Sept. 6 • Oct. 4 • Nov. 1 overall and 1-0 against ranked teams. 10:00 am CT – Mike Sanford, INS Saturday, Sept. 3 u Dating back to a Nov. 9, 2013, South 10:06 am CT – Bo Pelini, YSU Butler at RV Indiana State Dakota 38-34 loss to Montana in 10:12 am CT – Charlie Fisher, WIU Terre Haute, IN • 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Vermillion and including North Dakota 10:18 am CT – Brock Spack, ILS RV Southern Illinois at Florida Atlantic State’s season-opening win against 10:24 am CT – Nick Hill, SIU Boca Raton, FL • 5:00 p.m. Charleston Southern, MVFC schools 10:30 am CT – Dave Steckel, MSU Valparaiso at #8 Illinois State have combined to post a 42-1 home 10:36 am CT – John Stiegelmeier, SDSU Normal, IL • 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) record against non-conference FCS 10:42 am CT – Bob Nielson, USD #8 South Dakota State at #14 TCU teams. (Illinois State’s loss to Rich- 10:48 am CT – Mark Farley, UNI Fort Worth, Texas • 7:00 p.m. (FSN) mond in last year’s playoffs is the only 10:54 am CT – Chris Klieman, NDSU #4 UNI at Iowa State loss in the past two seasons.) Ames, Iowa • 7:00 p.m. (CycloneTV) u Six MVFC teams open the season www.valley-football.org ranked in the Top 25 in one or more facebook.com/ValleyFootball of the pre-season polls (FCS Coaches, Ranking is highest ranking in FCS Coaches, STATS STATS or HERO Sports). Sixteen play- or HERO Sports top-25 polls. RV=receiving votes @valleyfootball • @FCS_Insider ers are on the STATS FCS pre-season @ESPNCFB • @NCAA_FCS Times denoted are Central All-America Team and 14 are on the @FCS_STATS • @HeroSportsNews HERO Sports pre-season units. 2016 Missouri Valley Football Conference Weekly Release (Aug. 29) 2015 Vs. Non-League (24-14) This Week in the MVFC Preseason Poll, Revisited All 10 league schools are in action this Team (first-place votes) Points Last Year Home: 17-1 / Away: 6-13 / Neut: 1-0 week, with four games on Thurs., Sept. 1, 1. N. Dakota State (37) 388 t-1st NCAA FCS Teams (22-5) and five games on Sat., Sept. 3. Top-ranked 2. UNI (2) 343 t-3rd and five-time defending national champion 3. S. Dakota State 284 t-3rd Big Sky ................................................... 8-2 4. Illinois State 274 t-1st Cal Poly .......................................................1-0 North Dakota State opened its season Sat- 5. Youngstown State 254 t-6th UC Davis ......................................................1-0 urday (Aug. 27), with a 24-17 overtime win 6. Western Illinois 176 t-3rd Eastern Washington ...................................1-0 against No. 6 Charleston Southern. Montana .....................................................1-2 7. South Dakota 146 t-6th North Dakota ..............................................1-0 8. Southern Illinois 124 9th Portland State ............................................1-0 Against the FBS 9. Indiana State 115 t-6th Southern Utah ............................................1-0 Four games this week will be against FBS 10. Missouri State 41 10th Weber State ................................................1-0 Big South ............................................... 1-1 schools on the road, as Southern Illinois Coastal Carolina .........................................0-1 travels to Florida Atlantic (C-USA); South Da- 6 MVFC Teams in Top 25 Liberty .........................................................1-0 kota takes on New Mexico (Mountain West); Six MVFC teams are ranked in the pre- CAA Football........................................... 1-1 South Dakota State faces No. 14 TCU (Big Richmond....................................................1-1 season Top 25 polls. North Dakota State, Mid-Eastern Athletic .............................. 1-0 12); and UNI is at Iowa State (Big 12). No. 1 in all three polls (FCS Coaches, Morgan State ..............................................1-0 STATS and HERO Sports), is joined in the Northeast ............................................... 3-0 Robert Morris .............................................2-0 Against the FBS (All Time) Top 10 by UNI, Illinois State, and South Saint Francis (Pa.) ......................................1-0 The MVFC has 38 wins against FBS Dakota State. NDSU has been ranked Ohio Valley ............................................. 5-1 schools since 1985, including at least one in 80-consecutive top-25 regular-season Eastern Illinois ............................................3-0 every year since 2010. Last year, the MVFC Jacksonville State .......................................1-0 polls, the league’s longest active streak. Southeast Missouri State ..........................1-1 was 1-9 against teams from FBS confer- Team FCS STATS HERO Pioneer Football .................................... 3-0 ences and the league has 10 total contests North Dakota State 1 1 1 Butler ..........................................................1-0 against FBS schools in 2016 (each league Dayton .........................................................1-0 Northern Iowa 5 5 4 Drake...........................................................1-0 school has one opponent.) North Dakota Illinois State 8 10 8 State, with 5-straight FBS victories, is the South Dakota State 14 8 10 NCAA FBS Teams (1-9) first MVFC school to win as many as three- Western Illinois 24 20 20 straight contests vs. the FBS. The Bison, Youngstown State RV RV 24 ACC ......................................................... 0-1 Pittsburgh ...................................................0-1 who play at Iowa this year, did not play an American Athletic .................................. 0-1 FBS opponent in 2015. Memphis .....................................................0-1 5 on STATS Defensive List MVFC Wins vs. FBS Schools (last 5 years only) Big 12 ..................................................... 1-2 The MVFC has five student-athletes on Iowa State ...................................................0-1 2010 (6) -- NDSU (at Kansas) the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Kansas ........................................................1-0 2011 (6) -- INS (at W. Kentucky), NDSU (at Minnesota) Kansas State ..............................................0-1 2012 (10) -- YSU (at Pittsburgh), NDSU (at Colorado St.) Watch List -- LB Dylan Cole of Missouri Big Ten ................................................... 0-4 ILS (at Eastern Michigan) State, LB Nick DeLuca of North Dakota Illinois ..........................................................0-1 2013 (16) -- NDSU (at Kansas State), UNI (at Iowa State) State, DE Derek Rivers of Youngstown Indiana ........................................................0-1 2014 (8) -- NDSU (at Iowa State), INS (at Ball State) Iowa .............................................................0-1 2015 (9) -- SDSU (at Kansas) State, DE Greg Menard of North Dakota Purdue ........................................................0-1 Number in parentheses represents total FCS wins vs. State and DE Karter Schult of UNI. Sun Belt ................................................. 0-1 FBS schools in a given season. Arkansas State ...........................................0-1 2 on STATS Offensive List Non-Division I Teams (1-0) Defending National Champs QB Aaron Bailey of UNI and WR Jake Wieneke of South Dakota State are among Chadron State ............................................1-0 League member North Dakota State is the five-time defending national champion. 22 players on the STATS FCS Offensive The Bison defeated Jacksonville State in the Player of the Year Watch List. vs. Ranked (FCS) Teams (9-4) FCS Title Game in Frisco, Texas, last January.