List of Missouri Valley Football Conference champions
This is a list of yearly Missouri Valley Football Conference champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. Italics indicate a school that no longer competes in the MVFC
Champions by year
Record | Ranking^ | ||||||
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Year | Champions | Conference | Overall | STATS^^ | Coaches | Playoff finish | Head coach |
1985 | Northern Iowa | 5–0 | 11–2 | 4 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 33-41 vs. Georgia Southern | Darrell Mudra |
1986 | Eastern Illinois | 5–1 | 11–2 | 3 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 21-28 vs. Eastern Kentucky | Al Molde |
1987 | Northern Iowa | 6–0 | 10–4 | 4 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 41-44OT vs. Louisiana-Monroe | Darrell Mudra |
1988 | Western Illinois | 6–0 | 10–2 | 3 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 32-35 vs. Western Kentucky | Bruce Craddock |
1989 | Missouri State | 5–1 | 10–3 | 9 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 22-55 vs Stephen F. Austin | Jesse Branch |
1990 | Missouri State | 5–1 | 9–3 | 6 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 35-41 vs. Idaho | Jesse Branch |
Northern Iowa | 5–1 | 8–4 | 11 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 3-20 vs. Boise State | Terry Allen | |
1991 | Northern Iowa | 5–1 | 11–2 | 4 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 13-41 vs. Marshall | Terry Allen |
1992 | Northern Iowa | 5–1 | 12–2 | 3 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 7-19 vs. Youngstown State | Terry Allen |
1993 | Northern Iowa | 5–1 | 8–4 | 13 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 21-272OT at Boston University | Terry Allen |
1994 | Northern Iowa | 6–0 | 8–4 | 11 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 21-23 at Montana | Terry Allen |
1995 | Eastern Illinois | 5–1 | 10-2 | 14 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 29-34 at Stephen F. Austin | Bob Spoo |
Northern Iowa | 5–1 | 8–5 | 13 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 24-41 at Marshall | Terry Allen | |
1996 | Northern Iowa | 5–0 | 12–2 | 3 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 14-31 at Marshall | Terry Allen |
1997 | Western Illinois | 6–0 | 11–2 | 6 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 12-14 vs. McNeese State | Randy Ball |
1998 | Western Illinois | 5–1 | 11–3 | 4 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 14-42 at Georgia Southern | Randy Ball |
1999 | Illinois State | 6–0 | 11–3 | 3 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal 17-31 at Georgia Southern | Todd Berry |
2000 | Western Illinois | 5–1 | 9–3 | 12 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 7-37 vs. Lehigh | Don Patterson |
2001 | Northern Iowa | 6–1 | 11–3 | 4 | – | NCAA Division I-AA 0-38 at Montana | Mark Farley |
2002 | Western Illinois | 6–1 | 11–2 | 5 | – | NCAA Division I-AA 28-31 vs. Western Kentucky | Don Patterson |
Wester Kentucky | 6–1 | 12–3 | 1 | – | National Champion 34-14 vs. McNeese State | Jack Harbaugh | |
2003 | Northern Iowa | 6–1 | 10–3 | 5 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 7-37 at Delaware | Mark Farley |
Southern Illinois | 6–1 | 10–2 | 9 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 7-48 at Delaware | ||
2004 | Southern Illinois | 7–0 | 10–2 | 9 | – | NCAA Division I-AA First Round 31-35 vs. Eastern Washington | Jerry Kill |
2005 | Northern Iowa | 5–2 | 11–4 | 2 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Runner-up 16-21 vs. Appalachian State | Mark Farley |
Southern Illinois | 5–2 | 9–4 | 7 | – | NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 24-38 at Appalachian State | Jerry Kill | |
Youngstown State | 5–2 | 8–3 | 14 | – | None | Jon Heacock | |
2006 | Youngstown State | 6–1 | 11–3 | 4 | – | NCAA FCS Semifinal 24-49 at Appalachian State | Jon Heacock |
2007 | Northern Iowa | 6–0 | 12–1 | 4 | 5 | NCAA FCS Quarterfinal 27-39 vs. Delaware | Mark Farley |
2008 | Northern Iowa | 7–1 | 12–3 | 4 | 4 | NCAA FCS Semifinal 20-21 vs. Richmond | Mark Farley |
Southern Illinois | 7–1 | 9–3 | 11 | 10 | NCAA FCS First Round 20-29 vs. New Hampshire | Dale Lennon | |
2009 | Southern Illinois | 8–0 | 11–2 | 6 | 6 | NCAA FCS Quarterfinal 3-24 at William & Mary | Dale Lennon |
2010 | Northern Iowa | 6–2 | 7–5 | 19 | 18 | NCAA FCS First Round 7-14 vs. Lehigh | Mark Farley |
2011 | North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–1 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 17-6 vs. Sam Houston | Craig Bohl |
2012 | North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–1 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 39-13 vs. Sam Houston | Craig Bohl |
2013 | North Dakota State | 8–0 | 15–0 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 35-7 vs. Towson | Craig Bohl |
2014 | Illinois State | 7–1 | 13–2 | 2 | 2 | NCAA FCS Runner-up 27-29 vs. North Dakota State | Brock Spack |
North Dakota State | 7–1 | 15–1 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 29-27 vs. Illinois State | Chris Klieman | |
2015 | Illinois State | 7–1 | 10–3 | 5 | 5 | NCAA FCS Quarterfinal 27-39 vs. Richmond | Chris Klieman |
North Dakota State | 7–1 | 13–2 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 37-10 vs. Jacksonville State | Chris Klieman | |
2016 | North Dakota State | 7–1 | 12–2 | 3 | 3 | NCAA FCS Semifinal 17-27 vs. James Madison | Chris Klieman |
South Dakota State | 7–1 | 9–4 | 6 | 7 | NCAA FCS Quarterfinal 10-36 at North Dakota State | John Stiegelmeier | |
2017 | North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–1 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 17-13 vs. James Madison | Chris Klieman |
2018 | North Dakota State | 8–0 | 15–0 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 38-24 vs. Eastern Washington | Chris Klieman |
2019 | North Dakota State | 8–0 | 16–0 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 28-20 vs. James Madison | Matt Entz |
2020^^^ | Missouri State | 5–1 | 5–5 | 13 | 13 | NCAA FCS First Round 10-44 vs. North Dakota | Bobby Petrino |
South Dakota State | 5–1 | 8–2 | 2 | 2 | NCAA FCS Runner-up 21-23 vs. Sam Houston | John Stiegelmeier | |
North Dakota | 4–1 | 5–2 | 6 | 6 | NCAA FCS Quarterfinal 21-34 at James Madison | Bubba Schweigert | |
2021 | North Dakota State | 7–1 | 14–1 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 38-10 vs. Montana State | Matt Entz |
2022 | South Dakota State | 8–0 | 14–1 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 45-21 vs. North Dakota State | John Stiegelmeier |
2023 | South Dakota State | 8–0 | 15–0 | 1 | 1 | National Champion 23–3 vs. Montana | Jimmy Rogers |
2024 | – | – |
Note: The conference was known as the Gateway Football Conference prior from 1992-2008. Then, from 1982-92 the conference was known as the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference.
^ Final ranking after the championship game that season
^^ The STATS poll was supplied by The Sports Network prior to 2015
^^^ 2020 season was played in Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Championships by team
Team | MVFC titles | Outright MVFC titles | Winning years |
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Northern Iowa | 16 | 10 | 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 |
North Dakota State | 10 | 6 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
Southern Illinois | 5 | 2 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 |
Western Illinois | 5 | 4 | 1988, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 |
South Dakota State | 4 | 2 | 2016, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
Illinois State | 3 | 1 | 1999, 2014, 2015 |
Missouri State | 3 | 1 | 1989, 1990, 2020 |
Eastern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1986, 1995 |
Youngstown State | 2 | 1 | 2005, 2006 |
North Dakota | 1 | 0 | 2020 |
Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 2002 |
Indiana State | 0 | 0 | |
South Dakota | 0 | 0 | |
Murray State | 0 | 0 | |
Total | – | 28 |
- Keys
- Italics indicate a school no longer competing in the MVFC
- Bold indicates an outright conference championship
Championships by head coach
Head Coach | School | MVFC Championships |
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Terry Allen | Northern Iowa | 7 |
Mark Farley | Northern Iowa | 6 |
Chris Klieman | North Dakota State | 6 |
John Stiegelmeier | South Dakota State | 3 |
Craig Bohl | North Dakota State | 3 |
Darrell Mudra | Northern Iowa | 2 |
Jesse Branch | Missouri State | 2 |
Randy Ball | Western Illinois | 2 |
Don Patterson | Western Illinois | 2 |
Jerry Kill | Southern Illinois | 2 |
Jon Heacock | Youngstown State | 2 |
Dale Lennon | Southern Illinois | 2 |
Matt Entz | North Dakota State | 2 |
Al Molde | Eastern Illinois | 1 |
Bruce Craddock | Western Illinois | 1 |
Bob Spoo | Eastern Illinois | 1 |
Todd Berry | Illinois State | 1 |
Jack Harbaugh | Western Kentucky | 1 |
Brock Spack | Illinois State | 1 |
Bobby Petrino | Missouri State | 1 |
Bubba Schweigert | North Dakota | 1 |
Jimmy Rogers | South Dakota State | 1 |
References
- ^ "Season Records" (PDF). valley-football.org. Missouri Valley Football Conference. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "North Dakota State University Football All-Time Results". stats.gobison.com. North Dakota State Bison Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). goleathernecks.com. Western Illinois Leathernecks Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Record Book" (PDF). siusalukis.com. Southern Illinois Salukis Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
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