Missouri Valley Football Conference

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Missouri Valley Football Conference
File:Missouri Valley Football Conference Logo.png
AssociationNCAA
CommissionerPatty Viverito (since 1982)
Sports fielded
  • 1 (football)
    • men's: 1
    • women's: 0
DivisionDivision I
SubdivisionFCS
RegionMidwest
Official websitewww.valley-football.org
Locations
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The Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) (formerly the Gateway Football Conference) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference.

History

Gateway Conference logo

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has a convoluted history that involves three other conferences:

In 1985, the MVC stopped sponsoring football. At that time, the two remaining I-AA members from the MVC (Illinois State and Southern Illinois) joined Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State, and Western Illinois from the AMCU and together became a football conference under the Gateway's auspices.[3] Indiana State, which had left MVC football after the 1981 season to become a Division I-AA independent while remaining a full MVC member, would join the next year.[4]

In 1992, when the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference merged with the MVC,[1] the football conference kept the Gateway charter, with a minor name change to Gateway Football Conference. After Eastern Illinois joined the Ohio Valley Conference for football in 1995, Youngstown State joined in 1997 and was followed by Western Kentucky University in 2001. Southwest Missouri State changed its name to Missouri State in 2005.

Western Kentucky moved to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A) after the 2006 season.[5] Left with seven members for the 2007 season, Great West Football Conference members North Dakota State and South Dakota State[6] were invited to join the conference beginning with the 2008 season.[7] Subsequently, the Gateway Football Conference changed its name to the Missouri Valley Football Conference in June 2008. This change aligned the conference with the Missouri Valley Conference, a conference in which five of the nine Missouri Valley Football schools were (and still are) all-sports members. The conferences continue to share the "Missouri Valley" name, and space in the same building in St. Louis, but remain separate administratively.[8]

The University of South Dakota joined as the 10th member in 2012. The University of North Dakota will join as the 11th member in 2020. This will bring back the yearly rivalry between North Dakota State and University of North Dakota, University of South Dakota and University of North Dakota, as well as establishing a potential rivalry with South Dakota State.[9][10][11]

Member schools

Missouri Valley Football Conference is located in USA Midwest
Illinois State
Illinois
State
Indiana State
Indiana
State
Missouri State
Missouri State
North Dakota State
North Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa
South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota State
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois
Western Illinois
Western Illinois
Youngstown State
Youngstown State
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Locations of Missouri Valley Football Conference Members
– Horizon League member
– Missouri Valley Conference member
– Summit League member

Current members

Institution Location Founded Enrollment Joined Nickname Primary
Conference
when
joining
the MVFC 		Current
Primary
Conference
Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 1857 20,272 1985 Redbirds Missouri Valley Missouri Valley
Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana 1865 12,114 1986 Sycamores
Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri 1905 26,000 1985 Bears Summit League
North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 1890 14,629 2008 Bison Summit League
University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa 1876 12,159 1985 Panthers Missouri Valley
University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota 1862 10,284 2012 Coyotes Summit League
South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota 1881 12,725 2008 Jackrabbits
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois 1869 17,964 1985 Salukis Missouri Valley Missouri Valley
Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois 1899 13,600 1985 Leathernecks Summit League Summit League
Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio 1908 14,483 1997 Penguins Horizon

Future members

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Joining Nickname
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota 1883 Public 14,906 2020 Fighting Hawks

Former members

Institution Location Founded Type Enrollment Joined Left Nickname Primary
Conference
during
Tenure
in MVFC 		Current
Primary
Conference
Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois 1895 Public 11,651 1985 1995 Panthers Summit League OVC
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky 1906 Public 21,048 2001 2007 Hilltoppers Sun Belt C-USA

Membership timeline

University of North DakotaUniversity of South DakotaSouth Dakota State UniversityNorth Dakota State UniversityWestern Kentucky UniversityYoungstown State UniversityIndiana State UniversityWestern Illinois UniversitySouthern Illinois UniversityUniversity of Northern IowaMissouri State UniversityIllinois State UniversityEastern Illinois University

Champions

  • 1985: Northern Iowa (5–0)
  • 1986: Eastern Illinois (5–1)
  • 1987: Northern Iowa (6–0)
  • 1988: Western Illinois (6–0)
  • 1989: Missouri State (5–1)
  • 1990: Missouri State & Northern Iowa (5–1)
  • 1991: Northern Iowa (5–1)
  • 1992: Northern Iowa (5–1)
  • 1993: Northern Iowa (5–1)
  • 1994: Northern Iowa (6–0)
  • 1995: Eastern Illinois & Northern Iowa (5–1)
  • 1996: Northern Iowa (6–0)
  • 1997: Western Illinois (6–0)
  • 1998: Western Illinois (5–1)
  • 1999: Illinois State (6–0)
  • 2000: Western Illinois (5–1)
  • 2001: Northern Iowa (6–1)
  • 2002: Western Illinois & WKU (6–1)
  • 2003: Northern Iowa & Southern Illinois (6–1)
  • 2004: Southern Illinois (7–0)
  • 2005: Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, & Youngstown State (5–2)
  • 2006: Youngstown State (6–1)
  • 2007: Northern Iowa (6–0)
  • 2008: Northern Iowa (7–1) & Southern Illinois (7–1)
  • 2009: Southern Illinois (8–0)
  • 2010: Northern Iowa (6–2)
  • 2011: North Dakota State (7–1) & Northern Iowa (7–1)
  • 2012: North Dakota State (7–1)
  • 2013: North Dakota State (8–0)
  • 2014: Illinois State (7–1) & North Dakota State (7–1)
  • 2015: Illinois State (7–1) & North Dakota State (7–1)
  • 2016: North Dakota State (7–1) & South Dakota State (7–1)

Conference titles by school

School Championships Championship Years
Northern Iowa
16
1985, 1987, 1990†, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995†, 1996, 2001, 2003†, 2005‡, 2007, 2008†, 2010, 2011†
North Dakota State
6
2011†, 2012, 2013, 2014†, 2015†, 2016†
Southern Illinois
5
2003†. 2004, 2005‡, 2008†, 2009
Western Illinois
5
1988, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002†
Illinois State
3
1999, 2014†, 2015†
Missouri State
2
1989, 1990†
Eastern Illinois
2
1986, 1995†
Youngstown State
2
2005‡, 2006
South Dakota State
1
2016†
Western Kentucky
1
2002†
Indiana State
0
N/A
South Dakota
0
N/A

† 2-way tie for conference championship
‡ 3-way tie for conference championship

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision national championships

Team Titles Title Years Finals Runner-up
North Dakota State 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 5
Youngstown State 4 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997 6 1992, 1999, 2016
Southern Illinois 1 1983 1
WKU♯ 1 2002 1
Northern Iowa 0 1 2005
Illinois State 0 1 2014

♯ Now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Records

Overall Winning Streaks

# Team Streak Spoiler Season(s)
1. North Dakota State 33 † Northern Iowa 2012–2014
2. North Dakota State 14 South Dakota State 2015–2016
3. Northern Iowa 13 Delaware 2006–2007
Western Kentucky 13 Auburn 2002–2003

† FCS Record

Consecutive Conference Wins

1. North Dakota State, 18 (2012–2014)

Facilities

School Football Stadium Capacity
Illinois State Hancock Stadium 13,391
Indiana State Memorial Stadium 12,764
Missouri State Plaster Sports Complex 17,500
North Dakota Alerus Center 12,283
North Dakota State Fargodome 19,000
Northern Iowa UNI-Dome 16,324
South Dakota DakotaDome 10,000
South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium 19,340
Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium 15,000
Western Illinois Hanson Field 17,168
Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium 20,630

References

  1. ^ a b c "This is the Missouri Valley Conference". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Gateway Conference Adding Six Teams in Men's Football". Los Angeles Times. St. Louis, Missouri. August 25, 1985. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Universities plan new football conference". Carbondale, Illinois: St. Joseph Gazette. July 9, 1985. p. 2G. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Indiana State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "WKU Regents Approve Move To Division 1-A (sic) Football". Western Kentucky University. 2006-11-02. Retrieved 2006-11-03.
  6. ^ "Gateway Eyes Dakotas For Expansion". ESPN. 2006-10-26. Retrieved 2006-11-19.
  7. ^ "Gateway Expands to Nine Members". Gateway Football Conference. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
  8. ^ "Gateway Football Conference Changes Its Name". Gateway Football Conference. 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  9. ^ *Please enter your name. (2017-01-24). "North Dakota to Join Summit League, Missouri Valley Football Conference". Espn991.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  10. ^ "Sources: North Dakota set to leave Big Sky Conference | Big Sky Conference". billingsgazette.com. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
  11. ^ "Report: UND to join Summit League in 2018, MVFC in 2020". Argusleader.com. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2017-04-23.

External links

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