# 2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season

The 2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference season was the 39th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's first season returning to 11 teams, and its fourth in the last 5 seasons. It was also the conference's last at the time as Missouri State announced before the season that they would be joining Conference USA starting in the 2025–26 academic year. The Bears were ineligible for the FCS playoffs and the conference title during the 2024 season.
North Dakota State made it to the National Championship as the 2nd seed and won their 10th FCS title in program history, and 18th title at any level, defeating Montana State. South Dakota State and South Dakota made the playoffs as the 3rd and 4th seeds and won their way to the FCS semifinals, where they would fall to North Dakota State and Montana State. Illinois State also made the playoffs as the 12th seed, and made it to the second round, losing to 5th seeded UC Davis.

## Previous season

In 2023, South Dakota State won the conference and received the automatic bid to the 2023 playoffs. The top seeded Jacks would go on to win their second consecutive FCS Championship, beating second seeded Montana. South Dakota would also make a seed and wait until the second round to play as the third seed, but would fall to North Dakota State in the quarterfinal round. The Bison made the tournament unseeded for the first time since the 2010 season, and would make it all the way to the semifinal round before losing to the Griz - winning two straight road games to get there. Southern Illinois, Youngstown State and North Dakota would also make the playoffs as unseeded teams. The Salukis and Penguins fell in the second round, to 4th seeded Idaho and 6th seeded Villanova respectively. The Fighting Hawks fell at home to Sacramento State in the first round.

## Conference changes

After the conclusion of the 2023 college football season, Western Illinois left the conference for the Ohio Valley Conference after 38 years in the league as a charter member. This move matches the Leathernecks departure from their main conference, the Summit League, which they left after the 2022-23 collegiate season.

## Coaching changes
### Murray State

On January 10, 2024, Jody Wright was named the new head coach at Murray State. Wright takes over for Dean Hood, who retired after the 2023 season.

### North Dakota State

On December 17, 2023, Tim Polasek was named the new head coach at North Dakota State. Polasek takes over for Matt Entz, who left the Bison for the linebackers/assistant coach position at USC.

## Preseason
### League Poll

The annual preseason poll; voted on by conference coaches, athletic directors, and media members.
| Predicted finish | Team | Points (1st place votes) |
| 1 | South Dakota State | 482 (42) |
| 2 | North Dakota State | 437 (1) |
| 3 | South Dakota | 371 |
| 4 | Southern Illinois | 293 |
| 5 | North Dakota | 276 |
| 6 | Illinois State | 264 |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 255 |
| 8 | Northern Iowa | 227 |
| 9 | Missouri State | 164 (1) |
| 10 | Indiana State | 68 |
| 11 | Murray State | 67 |

### Individual Awards

| Award | Player | School | Position | Year |
| First Team Offense | Mark Gronowski | South Dakota State | QB | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Mason King | Illinois State | RB | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Tyshon King | Youngstown State | RB | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Hunter Brozio | North Dakota State | FB | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Carter Bell | South Dakota | WR | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Bo Belquist | North Dakota | WR | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Dan Sobkowicz | Illinois State | WR | Jr. |
| First Team Offense | JJ Galbreath | South Dakota | TE | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Gus Miller | South Dakota State | OL | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Jared Penning | Northern Iowa | OL | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Jaison Williams | Youngstown State | OL | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Grey Zabel | North Dakota State | OL | Sr. |
| First Team Offense | Hunter Zambrano | Illinois State | OL | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Jarod DePriest | South Dakota State | DL | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Nick Gaes | South Dakota | DL | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Dylan Hendricks | North Dakota State | DL | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Eli Mostaert | North Dakota State | DL | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Amir Abdullah | Illinois State | LB | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Adam Bock | South Dakota State | LB | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Logan Kopp | North Dakota State | LB | Jr. |
| First Team Defense | Garret Ollendieck | Indiana State | LB | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Dalys Beanum | South Dakota State | DB | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Maddix Blackwell | Indiana State | DB | Jr. |
| First Team Defense | Tucker Large | South Dakota State | DB | Jr. |
| First Team Defense | Dennis Shorter | South Dakota | DB | Sr. |
| First Team Defense | Cole Wisniewski | North Dakota State | DB | Sr. |
| First Team Special Teams | Hunter Brozio | North Dakota State | LS | Sr. |
| First Team Special Teams | Will Leyland | South Dakota | PK | Jr. |
| First Team Special Teams | Grant Burkett | Missouri State | P | Sr. |
| First Team Special Teams | Carter Bell | South Dakota | RS | Sr. |
| First Team Special Teams | Amar Johnson | South Dakota State | AP | Sr. |
| Award | Player | School | Position | Year |
| Second Team Offense | Cam Miller | North Dakota State | QB | Sr. |
| Second Team Offense | Amar Johnson | South Dakota State | RB | Jr. |
| Second Team Offense | Travis Theis | South Dakota | RB | Sr. |
| Second Team Offense | Jaden Norby | North Dakota | FB | Sr. |
| Second Team Offense | Vinson Davis III | Southern Illinois | WR | Jr. |
| Second Team Offense | Max Tomczak | Youngstown State | WR | Jr. |
| Second Team Offense | Griffin Wilde | South Dakota State | WR | So. |
| Second Team Offense | Joe Stoffel | North Dakota State | TE | Sr. |
| Second Team Offense | Evan Beernten | South Dakota State | OL | Sr. |
| Second Team Offense | Joe Cotton | South Dakota | OL | So. |
| Second Team Offense | Chase Evans | Southern Illinois | OL | Sr. |
| Second Team Offense | Joe Lombard | South Dakota | OL | Sr. |
| Second Team Offense | Mason Miller | North Dakota State | OL | Jr. |
| Second Team Defense | Jake Anderson | Illinois State | DL | So. |
| Second Team Defense | Cannon Butler | Northern Iowa | DL | Jr. |
| Second Team Defense | Blake Holden | South Dakota | DL | Sr. |
| Second Team Defense | Darion Smith | Missouri State | DL | Sr. |
| Second Team Defense | Colin Bohanek | Southern Illinois | LB | Sr. |
| Second Team Defense | Tucker Langenberg | Northern Iowa | LB | Jr. |
| Second Team Defense | Tye Niekamp | Illinois State | LB | So. |
| Second Team Defense | Wyatt Pedigo | North Dakota | LB | Sr. |
| Second Team Defense | PJ Hall | Missouri State | DB | Sr. |
| Second Team Defense | Keondre Jackson | Illinois State | DB | Sr. |
| Second Team Defense | Todric McGee | Missouri State | DB | Jr. |
| Second Team Defense | Cale Reeder | South Dakota State | DB | Sr. |
| Second Team Defense | Ubayd Steed | Southern Illinois | DB | Sr. |
| Second Team Special Teams | Kaydon Olivia | South Dakota State | LS | Jr. |
| Second Team Special Teams | Griffin Crosa | North Dakota State | PK | Sr. |
| Second Team Special Teams | Hunter Dustman | South Dakota State | P | Sr. |
| Second Team Special Teams | Tucker Large | South Dakota State | RS | Jr. |
| Second Team Special Teams | Vinson Davis III | Southern Illinois | AP | Jr. |
Source:

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | No change in ranking from previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Final |
| Illinois State | STATS | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Illinois State | Coaches | 20 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| Indiana State | STATS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Indiana State | Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | | | RV | | | | |
| Missouri State | STATS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri State | Coaches | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | |
| Murray State | STATS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Murray State | Coaches | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| North Dakota | STATS | 24 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 21 | RV | | | |
| North Dakota | Coaches | 22 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 23 | RV | RV | | |
| North Dakota State | STATS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| North Dakota State | Coaches | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Northern Iowa | STATS | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | Coaches | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | RV | | | | | | | | |
| South Dakota | STATS | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| South Dakota | Coaches | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| South Dakota State | STATS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| South Dakota State | Coaches | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Southern Illinois | STATS | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 19 | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Coaches | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 23 | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Youngstown State | STATS | 25 | 25 | 21 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Youngstown State | Coaches | 23 | 23 | 20 | 25 | RV | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* MVFC member won
* MVFC member lost
* MVFC teams in bold
All times Central time.
† denotes Homecoming game ^ denotes AP Poll ranking for FBS teams

### Regular season schedule
#### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:00 PM | No. 25 Youngstown State | No. 6 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | FloSports | L 17–24 | 5,421 |
| August 29 | 7:00 PM | No. 2 North Dakota State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN | L 26–31 | 49,438 |
| August 29 | 7:00 PM | Northern State | No. 5 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 7,435 |
| August 29 | 7:00 PM | Murray State | No. 11^ Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SEC Network/ESPN+ | L 0–51 | 62,621 |
| August 31 | 11:00 AM | No. 19 Illinois State | No. 25^ Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | L 0–40 | 69,250 |
| August 31 | 11:00 AM | Indiana State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 0–49 | 59,488 |
| August 31 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 17^ Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN+ | L 20–44 | 52,202 |
| August 31 | 2:30 PM | No. 24 North Dakota | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | L 3–21 | 56,148 |
| August 31 | 4:00 PM | Valparaiso | No. RV Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | W 35–7 | 8,458 |
| August 31 | 7:00 PM | No. 10 Southern Illinois | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | ESPN+ | L 13–41 | 63,712 |
| August 31 | 8:00 PM | Missouri State | No. 3 Montana | Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT | ESPN+ | L 24–29 | 26,482 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 1:00 PM | No. RV Northern Iowa | St. Thomas | O'Shaughnessy Stadium • St. Paul, MN | | W 17–10 | N/A |
| September 7 | 1:00 PM | Valparaiso | No. 25 Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | W 59–25 | 7,649 |
| September 7 | 2:00 PM | Missouri State | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | L 34–42 | 10,018 |
| September 7 | 2:30 PM | Tennessee State | No. 2 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | W 52–3 | 16,811 |
| September 7 | 2:30 PM | No. 6 South Dakota | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | FS1 | L 13–27 | 76,069 |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 21 Illinois State | North Alabama | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | | W 24–17 | 8,014 |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | Indiana State | Eastern Illinois | O'Brien Field • Charleston, IL | ESPN+ | L 20–27 | 7,222 |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 10 Southern Illinois | Austin Peay | Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN | ESPN+ | W 31–17 | 8,124 |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 4 Montana | No. 23 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 11,595 |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | Butler | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | L 17–19 | 7,213 |
| September 7 | 6:00 PM | No. 12 Incarnate Word | No. 1 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | W 45–24 | 19,321 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 12:00 PM | Western Illinois | No. 18 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | W 51–34 | N/A |
| September 14 | 1:00 PM | Duquesne | No. 21 Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 25–28 | 12,415 |
| September 14 | 1:00 PM | Idaho State | No. 10 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | W 52–28 | 10,685 |
| September 14 | 3:00 PM | No. 6 South Dakota | Portland State | Hillsboro Stadium • Portland, OR | ESPN+ | Cancelled | |
| September 14 | 4:30 PM | No. 2 North Dakota State | East Tennessee State | William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN | ESPN+ | W 38–35 | 11,040 |
| September 14 | 5:00 PM | Dayton | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | W 24–13 | 3,614 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Mississippi Valley State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | W 59–8 | 9,088 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Lindenwood | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 9,642 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | No. 12 Incarnate Word | No. 9 Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | W 35–28 | 7,879 |
| September 14 | 6:00 PM | Augustana (SD) | No. 1 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | W 24–3 | 19,376 |
| September 14 | 6:30 PM | No. RV Northern Iowa | No. 23^ Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | L 3–34 | 86,546 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 1:00 PM | San Diego | No. 10 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | W 41–24 | 8,491 |
| September 21 | 1:00 PM | No. RV Towson | No. 2 North Dakota State† | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | W 41–24 | 17,185 |
| September 21 | 1:00 PM | Drake | No. 6 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 42–3 | 6,529 |
| September 21 | 2:30 PM | No. RV Youngstown State | No. RV^ Pitt | Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | ACC Network | L 17–73 | 48,437 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | No. RV Eastern Illinois | No. 17 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 9,012 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | No. 21 Southeast Missouri State | No. 7 Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | L 21–38 | 13,421 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | No. 1 South Dakota State | Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA | | W 41–0 | 4,387 |
| September 21 | 6:00 PM | Missouri State | UT Martin | Graham Stadium • Martin, TN | ESPN+ | W 31–24 | 3,985 |
| September 21 | 11:00 PM | No. 25 Northern Iowa | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | | L 7–36 | 11,402 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week | Bye week |
| September 21 | Indiana State | Murray State |

#### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | 12:00 PM | Houston Christian | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 3,466 |
| September 28 | 1:00 PM | Murray State | No. 9 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | UND 72–35 | 10,828 |
| September 28 | 1:00 PM | No. 17 Southern Illinois | No. 5 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 42–13 | 6,706 |
| September 28 | 2:00 PM | Youngstown State | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | MOST 38–31 | 12,117 |
| September 28 | 2:00 PM | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 18 Illinois State† | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | NDSU 42–10 | 11,687 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week | Bye week |
| September 28 | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. RV Northern Iowa |

#### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 1:00 PM | Indiana State | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 21–14 | 8,202 |
| October 5 | 2:00 PM | No. 4 South Dakota | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | USD 59–0 | 6,437 |
| October 5 | 2:30 PM | No. 7 North Dakota | No. 2 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | NDSU 41–17 | 18,723 |
| October 5 | 4:00 PM | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. RV Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | SDSU 41–3 | 12,611 |
| October 5 | 6:00 PM | No. 18 Illinois State | No. 19 Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | ILST 45–10 | 7,157 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week |
| October 5 | Missouri State |

#### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 12 | 12:00 PM | Missouri State | No. 16 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | MOST 41–7 | 6,232 |
| October 12 | 12:00 PM | Murray State | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | INST 31–27 | 3,056 |
| October 12 | 2:00 PM | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. RV Southern Illinois† | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | NDSU 24–3 | 9,610 |
| October 12 | 2:00 PM | Northern Iowa | No. 4 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 42–17 | 8,934 |
| October 12 | 2:00 PM | Youngstown State | No. 1 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 63–13 | 19,331 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week |
| October 12 | No. 9 North Dakota |

#### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 19 | 1:00 PM | Northern Iowa | No. 9 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | UND 31–7 | 11,617 |
| October 19 | 2:00 PM | No. 21 Illinois State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | ILST 40–32 | 15,991 |
| October 19 | 2:00 PM | Indiana State | Missouri State† | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | MOST 46–21 | 11,280 |
| October 19 | 5:00 PM | No. 4 South Dakota | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | USD 27–17 | 8,560 |
| October 19 | 7:00 PM | No. 1 South Dakota State | No. 2 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN2 | NDSU 13–9 | 18,807 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week |
| October 19 | Southern Illinois |

#### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 26 | 12:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Indiana State† | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | INST 20–17 | 4,266 |
| October 26 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 North Dakota State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | NDSU 59–6 | 6,133 |
| October 26 | 4:00 PM | Missouri State | Northern Iowa† | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | MOST 49–42 | 10,848 |
| October 26 | 5:00 PM | No. 7 North Dakota | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 41–40 $^{OT}$ | 9,979 |
| October 26 | 6:30 PM | No. 4 South Dakota | No. 3 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPNU | SDSU 20–17 $^{OT}$ | 19,351 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week |
| October 26 | No. 21 Illinois State |

#### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | 12:00 PM | No. 15 North Dakota | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | INST 35–31 | 3,013 |
| November 2 | 2:00 PM | Youngstown State | No. 21 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | ILST 23–16 | 6,381 |
| November 2 | 2:00 PM | Murray State | No. 3 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 52–6 | 16,376 |
| November 2 | 2:00 PM | Southern Illinois | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | MOST 38–17 | 8,134 |
| November 2 | 2:30 PM | Northern Iowa | No. 1 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | NDSU 42–19 | 14,528 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week |
| November 2 | No. 5 South Dakota |

#### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 9 | 12:00 PM | Youngstown State | Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | SIU 37–33 | 4,933 |
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | No. 3 South Dakota State | No. 21 North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | SDSU 38–7 | 9,797 |
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | Missouri State | Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY | ESPN+ | MOST 59–31 | 5,127 |
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | No. 18 Illinois State | Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | ILST 31–9 | 1,880 |
| November 9 | 1:00 PM | Indiana State | No. 5 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 49–0 | 5,515 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week |
| November 9 | No. 1 North Dakota State |

#### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | 11:00 AM | Northern Iowa | Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH | ESPN+ | YSU 39–38 $^{OT}$ | 4,933 |
| November 16 | 12:00 PM | No. 17 Illinois State | Indiana State | Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN | ESPN+ | ILST 31–19 | 3,188 |
| November 16 | 12:00 PM | No. 5 South Dakota | No. RV North Dakota | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN+ | USD 42–36 | 8,974 |
| November 16 | 12:30 PM | Murray State | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SEC Network/ESPN+ | L 6–48 | 48,370 |
| November 16 | 2:00 PM | Southern Illinois | No. 3 South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | SDSU 41–10 | 17,268 |
| November 16 | 2:30 PM | Missouri State | No. 1 North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | NDSU 59–21 | 14,679 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 12:00 PM | North Dakota | No. 14 Illinois State | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN+ | ILST 35–13 | 5,631 |
| November 23 | 12:00 PM | Murray State | Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL | ESPN+ | SIU 62–0 | 5,310 |
| November 23 | 1:00 PM | Indiana State | Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA | ESPN+ | UNI 41–34 | 8,398 |
| November 23 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 4 South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | USD 29–28 | 9,062 |
| November 23 | 2:00 PM | No. 3 South Dakota State | Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | SDSU 45–9 | 7,142 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
| Date | Bye week |
| November 23 | Youngstown State |

### FCS playoffs

In 2024, four teams made the FCS playoffs. North Dakota State (No. 2), South Dakota State (No. 3), and South Dakota (No. 4) all received byes, while Illinois State (No. 12) played in the first round. Below are the games in which they played.
All times central. Seedings in parentheses.

#### First round

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| November 30 | 11:00 AM | No. 11 (12) Illinois State | No. 16 Southeast Missouri State (Big South–OVC) | Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ | W 35–27 | | |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Second round

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 7 | 1:00 PM | No. 13 (14) Montana (Big Sky) | No. 2 (3) South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN+ | W 35–18 | 10,376 |
| December 7 | 2:00 PM | No. 14 (13) Tarleton State (UAC) | No. 3 (4) South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 42–31 | 6,231 |
| December 7 | 2:00 PM | No. 15 (15) Abilene Christian (UAC) | No. 4 (2) North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN+ | W 51–31 | 10,373 |
| December 7 | 3:00 PM | No. 11 (12) Illinois State | No. 5 (5) UC Davis (Big Sky) | UC Davis Health Stadium • Davis, CA | ESPN+ | L 10–42 | 6,317 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 14 | 11:00 AM | No. 6 (6) Incarnate Word (Southland) | No. 2 (3) South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN | W 55–14 | 8,671 |
| December 14 | 2:00 PM | No. 5 (5) UC Davis (Big Sky) | No. 4 (4) South Dakota | DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD | ESPN+ | W 35–21 | 6,135 |
| December 14 | 2:30 PM | No. 8 (7) Mercer (SoCon) | No. 3 (2) North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ABC | W 31–7 | 10,353 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| December 21 | 11:00 AM | No. 2 (3) South Dakota State | No. 3 (2) North Dakota State | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ABC | NDSU 28–21 | 17,849 |
| December 21 | 2:30 PM | No. 4 (4) South Dakota | No. 1 (1) Montana State (Big Sky) | Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT | ABC | L 17–31 | 20,557 |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### National Championship

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| January 6 | 6:00 PM | No. 3 (2) North Dakota State | No. 1 (1) Montana State (Big Sky) | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN | W 35–32 | 18,005 | |
| $^#$Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## MVFC records vs other conferences

2024–25 records against non-conference foes:
| FCS power conferences | Record |
| Big Sky | 2–1 |
| CAA | 1–1 |
| FCS power total | 3–2 |
| Other FCS conferences | Record |
| Big South–OVC | 5–2 |
| Ivy League | None |
| MEAC | None |
| Northeast | 0–1 |
| Patriot | None |
| PFL | 6–1 |
| SoCon | 1–0 |
| Southland | 3–1 |
| SWAC | 1–0 |
| UAC (ASUN–WAC) | 2–0 |
| Other FCS total | 17–5 |
| Other Division I opponents | Record |
| Football Bowl Subdivision | 0–12 |
| Total Division I | 21–19 |
| Other NCAA opponents | Record |
| Division II | 2–0 |
| Total non-conference record | 23–19 |
| FCS power conferences | Record |
| Big Sky | 3–2 |
| CAA | None |
| FCS power total | 3–2 |
| Other FCS conferences | Record |
| Big South–OVC | 1–0 |
| Ivy League | None |
| MEAC | None |
| Northeast | None |
| Patriot | None |
| PFL | None |
| SoCon | 1–0 |
| Southland | 1–0 |
| SWAC | None |
| UAC (ASUN–WAC) | 2–0 |
| Other FCS total | 5–0 |
| Total postseason record | 8–2 |

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams | Special teams | Freshman | Freshman | Freshman |
| Week | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team |
| Week 1 (Sept. 2) | Cam Miller | QB | NDSU | Todric McGee | S | MOST | Keyondray Jones-Logan | RS | USD | Ethan Wright | RB | YSU |
| Week 2 (Sept. 9) | Beau Brungard | QB | YSU | Ben Bogle | LB | SIU | C.J. Elrichs | PK | UND | Elijah Owens | QB | INST |
| Week 3 (Sept. 16) | DJ Williams | QB | SIU | Garret Ollendieck | LB | INST | Hayden Futch | P | ILST | Keontez Lewis | WR | SIU |
| Week 3 (Sept. 16) | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Garret Ollendieck | LB | INST | Hayden Futch | P | ILST | Keontez Lewis | WR | SIU |
| Week 4 (Sept. 23) | Kirby Vorhees | RB | SDSU | Josh Navratil | LB | UND | Jackson Williams | WR/RS | NDSU | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
| Week 5 (Sept. 30) | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Eli Mostaert | DT | NDSU | Tyler Erkman | DB | UND | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
| Week 6 (Oct. 7) | Cam Miller | QB | NDSU | Tye Niekamp | LB | ILST | Brendon Kilpatrick | P | YSU | Quaron Adams | WR | USD |
| Week 7 (Oct. 14) | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Gary Bryant III | LB | USD | Angel Johnson | RB/KR | SDSU | Elijah Owens | QB | INST |
| Week 8 (Oct. 21) | Tommy Rittenhouse | QB | ILST | Logan Kopp | LB | NDSU | Kaedin Steindorf | P | NDSU | Xavier Loyd | WR | ILST |
| Week 9 (Oct. 28) | Beau Brungard | QB | YSU | Geoffrey Brown | LB | INST | Andrew Lastovka | PK | YSU | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
| Week 10 (Nov. 4) | Jayden Becks | RB | MOST | Joey Shew | DE | INST | James London | PK | MUR | CharMar Brown | RB | NDSU |
| Week 11 (Nov. 11) | Jacob Clark | QB | MOST | Mi'Quise Grace | DL | USD | Hunter Dustman | K/P | SDSU | Jake Curry | QB | SIU |
| Week 12 (Nov. 18) | Charles Pierre Jr. | RB | USD | Matthew Durrance | S | SDSU | Griffin Crosa | K | NDSU | Xavier Loyd | WR | ILST |
| Week 12 (Nov. 18) | Beau Brungard | QB | YSU | Matthew Durrance | S | SDSU | Griffin Crosa | K | NDSU | Xavier Loyd | WR | ILST |
| Week 13 (Nov. 25) | Michael Lindauer | QB | SIU | Tye Niekamp | LB | ILST | Sergio Morancy | WR/RS | UNI | Nate Ewell | LB | USD |

### Players of the Year

On December 2, 2024, the Missouri Valley Football Conference released their Players of the Year and All-Conference Honors.

#### Offensive Player of the Year

* Cam Miller, QB (Sr - North Dakota State)

#### Defensive Player of the Year

* Mi'Quise Grace, DL (RS-So - South Dakota)

#### Newcomer and Freshman of the Year

* CharMar Brown, RB (RS-Fr - North Dakota State)

#### Coach of the Year

* Bob Nielson (South Dakota)

### All-Conference Teams

| Award | Player | School | Position | Year |
| First Team Offense | Cam Miller | North Dakota State | QB | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Jacob Clark | Missouri State | QB | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Amar Johnson | South Dakota State | RB | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Charles Pierre Jr. | South Dakota | RB | RS-So |
| First Team Offense | Travis Theis | South Dakota | FB | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Evan Beernsten | South Dakota State | OL | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Joey Lombard | South Dakota | OL | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Gus Miller | South Dakota State | OL | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Mason Miller | North Dakota State | OL | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Grey Zabel | North Dakota State | OL | Sr |
| First Team Offense | JJ Galbreath | South Dakota | TE | Sr |
| First Team Offense | Bo Belquist | North Dakota | WR | 5th |
| First Team Offense | Bryce Lance | North Dakota State | WR | Jr |
| First Team Offense | Max Tomczak | Youngstown State | WR | Jr |
| First Team Defense | Jarod DePriest | South Dakota State | DL | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Nick Gaes | South Dakota | DL | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Mi'Quise Grace | South Dakota | DL | RS-So |
| First Team Defense | Eli Mostaert | North Dakota State | DL | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Adam Bock | South Dakota State | LB | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Geoffrey Brown | Indiana State | LB | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Caleb Francl | South Dakota State | LB | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Logan Kopp | North Dakota State | LB | Jr |
| First Team Defense | Tye Niekamp | Illinois State | LB | So |
| First Team Defense | Dalys Beanum | South Dakota State | DB | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Devin Hembry | North Dakota | DB | 5th |
| First Team Defense | Keondre Jackson | Illinois State | DB | Sr |
| First Team Defense | Tucker Large | South Dakota State | DB | Jr |
| First Team Defense | Dennis Shorter | South Dakota | DB | Sr |
| First Team Special Teams | Grant Burkett | Missouri State | P | Sr |
| First Team Special Teams | Sergio Morancy | Northern Iowa | RS | Sr |
| First Team Special Teams | Caden Bolz | Missouri State | DS | Sr |
| First Team Special Teams | Beau Brungard | Youngstown State | AP | So |
| First Team Special Teams | Angel Johnson | South Dakota State | AP | Jr |
| Award | Player | School | Position | Year |
| Second Team Offense | Mark Gronowski | South Dakota State | QB | Sr |
| Second Team Offense | CharMar Brown | North Dakota State | RB | RS-Fr |
| Second Team Offense | Jacardia Wright | Missouri State | RB | Sr |
| Second Team Offense | Jaden Norby | North Dakota | FB | Sr |
| Second Team Offense | Joe Cotton | South Dakota | OL | RS-So |
| Second Team Offense | Bryce Henderson | South Dakota | OL | RS-Jr |
| Second Team Offense | Cash Hudson | Missouri State | OL | So |
| Second Team Offense | Jared Penning | Northern Iowa | OL | RS-Sr |
| Second Team Offense | Jaison Williams | Youngstown State | OL | Sr |
| Second Team Offense | Lance Mason | Missouri State | TE | Jr |
| Second Team Offense | Daniel Sobkowicz | Illinois State | WR | Jr |
| Second Team Offense | Griffin Wilde | South Dakota State | WR | So |
| Second Team Offense | Hunter Wood | Missouri State | WR | Sr |
| Second Team Defense | Jake Anderson | Illinois State | DL | So |
| Second Team Defense | Blake Holden | South Dakota | DL | Sr |
| Second Team Defense | Joey Shew | Indiana State | DL | RS-Jr |
| Second Team Defense | Darion Smith | Missouri State | DL | Sr |
| Second Team Defense | Ben Bogle | Southern Illinois | LB | So |
| Second Team Defense | Gary Bryant III | South Dakota | LB | RS-So |
| Second Team Defense | Tahj Chambers | Missouri State | LB | Sr |
| Second Team Defense | Mark Cannon Jr. | Illinois State | DB | Jr |
| Second Team Defense | Colby Huerter | South Dakota State | DB | Sr |
| Second Team Defense | Colby Humphrey | South Dakota State | DB | Sr |
| Second Team Defense | Mike Reid | South Dakota | DB | Sr |
| Second Team Defense | Ubayd Steed | Southern Illinois | DB | Sr |
| Second Team Special Teams | Griffin Crosa | North Dakota State | PK | Sr |
| Second Team Special Teams | Brendon Kilpatrick | Youngstown State | P | Jr |
| Second Team Special Teams | Jackson Williams | North Dakota State | RS | Fr |
| Second Team Special Teams | Sam Merryman | Youngstown State | DS | Sr |
| Second Team Special Teams | Jacardia Wright | Missouri State | AP | Sr |

### National Awards

On November 26, 2024, STATS Perform released their list of finalists for the Walter Payton Award, Buck Buchanan Award, Jerry Rice Award, and Eddie Robinson Award, respectively. Finalists are listed by order they appears in the STATS Perform article:

#### Walter Payton Award

The following MVFC players were listed as finalists for the Walter Payton Award, which is given to the best FCS offensive player:
* Jacob Clark (QB - Missouri State)
* Mark Gronowski (QB - South Dakota State)
* Cam Miller (QB - North Dakota State)

#### Buck Buchanan Award

The following MVFC players were listed as finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the best FCS defensive player:
* Mi'Quise Grace (DL - South Dakota)
* Eli Mostaert (DL - North Dakota State)
* Ben Bogle (LB - Southern Illinois)
* Cabel Francl (LB - South Dakota State)

#### Jerry Rice Award

The Jerry Rice Award is given to the most outstanding FCS freshman. The MVFC's own CharMar Brown (RB - North Dakota State) won the award. The other conference finalist is listed below:
* Elijah Owens (QB - Indiana State)

#### Eddie Robinson Award

The following MVFC coaches were listed as finalists for the Eddie Robinson Award, which is given to the best FCS head coach:
* Brock Spack (Illinois State)

### All-Americans

| | AP 1st Team | AP 2nd Team | AFCA 1st Team | AFCA 2nd Team | STATS 1st Team | STATS 2nd Team | STATS 3rd Team | ADA |
| Adam Bock, LB, South Dakota State | | Y | Y | | | Y | | |
| Bo Belquist, WR, North Dakota | | | | Y | | | | |
| Brendon Kilpatrick, P, Youngstown State | | | | | | | Y | |
| Caden Bolz, LS, Missouri State | | | | Y | Y | | | |
| Caleb Francl, LB, South Dakota State | | | | | Y | | | |
| Cam Miller, QB, North Dakota State | | Y | | Y | Y | | | |
| Dalys Beanum, DB, South Dakota State | | Y | | | Y | | | |
| Dennis Shorter, DB, South Dakota | | Y | | | | Y | | |
| Eli Mostaert, DL, North Dakota State | | Y | | | Y | | | |
| Evan Beernsten, OL, South Dakota State | | Y | | Y | | Y | | |
| Grey Zabel, OL, North Dakota State | Y | | Y | | Y | | | Y |
| Gus Miller, OL, South Dakota State | Y | | Y | | Y | | | |
| James London, PK, Murray State | | | | | | | Y | |
| JJ Galbreath, TE, South Dakota | Y | | | | | | | |
| Joey Lombard, OL, South Dakota | | Y | | | | | Y | |
| Keondre Jackson, DB, Illinois State | | | | | | | Y | |
| Lance Mason, TE, Missouri State | | | | | | | Y | |
| Mark Gronowski, QB, South Dakota State | | | | | | Y | | |
| Mason Miller, OL, North Dakota State | Y | | | | | | | |
| Mi'Quise Grace, DL, South Dakota | Y | | Y | Y | | | |
| Nick Gaes, DL, South Dakota | | | | | | | Y | |
| Tye Niekamp, LB, Illinois State | | | | Y | Y | | | |
| Sam Merryman, LS, Youngstown State | | | | | | | Y | |

## Home attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Total | Average | % of capacity |
| Illinois State | Hancock Stadium | 13,391 | 12,440† | 9,012 | 11,687 | 6,232 | 6,381 | 5,631 | | | | 51,383 | 8,563 | 64.0% |
| Indiana State | Memorial Stadium | 12,764 | 3,614 | 3,466 | 3,056 | 4,266† | 3,013 | 3,188 | | | | 20,603 | 3,433 | 26.9% |
| Missouri State | Robert W. Plaster Stadium | 17,500 | 9,642 | 12,117† | 11,280 | 8,134 | 7,142 | | | | | 48,315 | 9,663 | 55.2% |
| Murray State | Roy Stewart Stadium | 16,800 | 7,213 | 9,088 | 6,437 | 15,991† | 6,133 | 5,127 | | | | 49,989 | 8,331 | 49.6% |
| North Dakota | Alerus Center | 12,283 | 11,595 | 10,685 | 8,491 | 10,828 | 11,617† | 9,797 | 8,974 | | | 71,987 | 10,283 | 83.7% |
| North Dakota State | Fargodome | 18,700 | 16,811 | 17,185 | 18,723 | 18,807† | 14,528 | 14,679 | 10,373‡ | 10,353‡ | 17,849‡ | 139,038 | 15,448 | 82.6% |
| Northern Iowa | UNI-Dome | 16,324 | 8,458 | 12,611† | 10,848 | 1,880 | 8,398 | | | | | 42,195 | 8,439 | 51.7% |
| South Dakota | DakotaDome | 9,100 | 7,435 | 6,529 | 6,706 | 8,934 | 5,515 | 9,062† | 6,231‡ | 6,135‡ | | 56,547 | 7,068 | 77.7% |
| South Dakota State | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium | 19,340 | 19,321 | 19,376† | 19,331 | 19,351 | 16,376 | 17,268 | 10,376‡ | 8,671‡ | | 130,070 | 16,258 | 84.1% |
| Southern Illinois | Saluki Stadium | 15,000 | 7,879 | 13,421† | 7,157 | 9,610 | 4,933 | 5,310 | | | | 48,310 | 8,051 | 53.7% |
| Youngstown State | Stambaugh Stadium | 20,630 | 7,649 | 12,415† | 8,560 | 9,979 | 4,933 | | | | | 43,536 | 8,707 | 42.2% |
Bold - Exceed or met capacity †Season High ‡FCS Playoff Game

## 2025 NFL draft

The following list includes all MVFC players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | School | Draft round | Round pick | Overall pick | Team |

## Head coaches

Through January 6, 2025 All stats include 2024 season
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | MVFC record | MVFC titles | FCS playoff appearances | FCS playoff record | National titles |
| Illinois State | Brock Spack | 16 | 111–74 (.600) | 111–74 (.600) | 71–54 (.568) | 2 | 6 | 8–6 (.571) | 0 |
| Indiana State | Curt Mallory | 7 | 24–55 (.304) | 24–55 (.304) | 16–40 (.286) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Missouri State | Ryan Beard | 2 | 12–11 (.522) | 12–11 (.522) | 9–7 (.563) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Murray State | Jody Wright | 1 | 1–11 (.083) | 1–11 (.083) | 0–8 (.000) | 0 | 0 | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| North Dakota | Bubba Schweigert | 11 | 88–78 (.530) | 66–57 (.537) | 19–18 (.514) | 0 | 5 | 1–5 (.167) | 0 |
| North Dakota State | Tim Polasek | 1 | 14–2 (.875) | 14–2 (.875) | 7–1 (.875) | 1 | 1 | 4–0 (1.000) | 1 |
| Northern Iowa | Mark Farley | 24 | 183–112 (.620) | 183–112 (.620) | 117–66 (.639) | 7 | 13 | 16–13 (.552) | 0 |
| South Dakota | Bob Nielson | 9 | 239–128–1 (.651) | 53–48 (.525) | 37–32 (.536) | 1 | 3 | 4–4 (.500) | 2 |
| South Dakota State | Jimmy Rogers | 2 | 27–3 (.900) | 27–3 (.900) | 15–1 (.938) | 2 | 2 | 6–1 (.857) | 1 |
| Southern Illinois | Nick Hill | 9 | 48–56 (.462) | 48–56 (.462) | 28–42 (.400) | 0 | 3 | 3–3 (.500) | 0 |
| Youngstown State | Doug Phillips | 5 | 21–31 (.404) | 21–31 (.404) | 15–23 (.395) | 0 | 1 | 1–1 (.500) | 0 |
* ↑ Indiana State did not play football in the 2020–21 academic year
* ↑ Bubba Schweigert coached Minnesota–Duluth of NCAA Division II from 2004–07. He also coached North Dakota while they were a part of the Big Sky Conference from 2014–17 and as an independent in 2018 and 2019.
* ↑ Bob Nielson coached Western Illinois from 2013–2015, which included a run in the playoffs that ended in the second round. Nielson also coached Minnesota–Duluth from 1999–2003 and 2008–12, that second stint included five consecutive NCAA Division II playoff appearances highlighted by two national titles. The first stint at Minnesota–Duluth included his first Division II playoff appearance. Nielson also coached Wisconsin–Eau Claire from 1996–98 that included one NCAA Division III playoff run that ended in the semifinals. Before that, he coached Wartburg from 1991–95, which included two Division III playoff runs as well. His first head coaching job was at Ripon from 1989–90.