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MVFC Week 7 In Review

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 Scott Lawson

TweetApologies in advance, but this review is going to be a bit shorter than my usual ones. Apparently sitting outside at Hanson Field watching football for 3 hours in 45-degree weather is not conducive to great health, so I’ll just do a quick hit of the highlights. The Scores Missouri State – 29 Indiana State – 26 Southern Illinois –... Read More

MVFC Week 7 Preview

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Scott Lawson

TweetOn to week 7 of the regular season. NDSU is still good…Missouri State is decent…Indiana State has…an offense?…really?…they haven’t had one of those in like, nearly a decade….crazy. All times listed as Central time zone and ranking numbers based on the AGS Poll. Here’s the full list along with starting times and places you can find them on TV/streaming video:... Read More

MVFC Week 6 In Review

October 8, 2018October 9, 2018 Scott Lawson

TweetThe Scores North Dakota State – 56 Northern Iowa – 31 Western Illinois – 16 Illinois State – 33 Missouri State – 28 South Dakota – 35 Southern Illinois – 14 Youngstown State – 17 Indiana State – 51 South Dakota State – 54 Overtime North Dakota State at Northern Iowa RECAP: The Bison rushed for 344 yards and scored... Read More

MVFC Week 6 Preview

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Scott Lawson

TweetOne round of MVFC in the books and we’ve learned that Missouri State is good (?), Youngstown State is bad (also Youngstown’s not a state), and NDSU is….still NDSU. Shuffle up the teams and here’s what we’ve got for Week 6 of the football season. All times listed as Central time zone and ranking numbers based on the AGS Poll.... Read More

MVFC Week 5 In Review

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Scott Lawson

TweetThe Scores Northern Iowa – 33 Indiana State – 0 Illinois State – 21 Missouri State – 24 South Dakota State – 17 North Dakota State – 21 Youngstown State – 38 Western Illinois – 45 South Dakota – 31 Southern Illinois – 24 Northern Iowa at Indiana State Back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2012! The Panthers are... Read More

MVFC Week 5 Preview

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Scott Lawson

TweetThe week’s slate of MVFC games kicks of a little early, with a matchup of Northern Iowa at Indiana State on Thursday evening. The rest of the games are all on Saturday starting between 2:30 and 6 PM. All times listed as Central time zone and ranking numbers based on the AGS Poll. Here’s the full list along with starting... Read More

Missouri Valley OOC In-Review

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 Scott Lawson

TweetMissouri Valley Conference football games begin this coming weekend, so I figure this is a good time to do a quick review of what happened during the out-of-conference (OOC) games for each team. WIth the exception of South Dakota State, who had their game against Iowa State cancelled due to weather, everyone in the conference has played three games. For... Read More

MVFC – Playoffs Round 2 Preview

December 1, 2017 Scott Lawson

TweetWeek 2 of playoff football…time for the “big boys” to see what they can bring. Frequent championship contenders like North Dakota State, James Madison, Jacksonville State, and Sam Houston State get to test themselves against the unseeded teams who survived (or in some cases, dominated) the first round. Since I handle pretty much just the MVFC games, I’ll hit up... Read More

MVFC – Playoffs First Round in Review

November 28, 2017 Scott Lawson

TweetSorry about the lateness of this review article…holiday travel and illness conspired against me this week. The one good thing about this going out a bit later though is that I am able to post info about the All-Conference teams that was released on Monday. The full MVFC All-Conference team is available here, with USD QB Chris Streveler winning the... Read More

MVFC – Playoffs Round 1 Preview

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Scott Lawson

TweetIt’s playoff time…er…well, for half of the conference anyway. The other half…they get to spend a bit more time with their families this Thanksgiving break. Since two of the MVFC teams are seeds and 3 are at-large teams, we’ve got 3 games in the first round involving MVFC teams. Here’s the full playoff bracket if you’d like to see what... Read More