2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference season

The 2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference football season was the 37th season of college football play for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the MVFC's 3rd straight season with 11 teams, and was the last as the conference added a 12th team for the 2023 season.[1]

2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 1, 2022
through January 8, 2023
Number of teams11
2023 NFL Draft
Regular season
Champion

Playoff Participants		South Dakota State

North Dakota State
North Dakota
2022 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 South Dakota State $^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. 2 North Dakota State ^  7 –1   12 –3  
No. 20 North Dakota ^  5 –3   7 –5  
Youngstown State  5 –3   7 –4  
Northern Iowa  5 –3   6 –5  
Illinois State  4 –4   6 –5  
Southern Illinois  4 –4   5 –6  
Missouri State  3 –5   5 –6  
South Dakota  2 –6   3 –8  
Indiana State  1 –7   2 –9  
Western Illinois  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from STATS Poll

South Dakota State and North Dakota State met in the National Championship Game after winning all three of their home playoff games. It was only the second time in FCS history and MVFC history that the final game was played between two same-conference teams, the last one pitting North Dakota State and Illinois State against each other in 2015. The Jackrabbits would go on to win their first National Title, 45-21.[2]

Previous season

In 2021, North Dakota State won the conference and received the automatic bid to the 2021 playoffs. They would go on to win the FCS Championship Game to win their 9th title in 11 years.[3]

Besides NDSU; Southern Illinois, South Dakota, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, and Missouri State made the playoffs. Southern Illinois and South Dakota faced off in the first round, SIU was victorious[4] but lost to NDSU the next week. Northern Iowa played Eastern Washington in the first round, but they lost 19-9.[5] SDSU beat UC Davis in the first round, beat 4th seeded Sacramento State in the second round, and 5th seeded Villanova in the quarterfinals. Their run ended in the semifinal, when the Jacks lost to 8th seeded Montana State.[6] Missouri State lost to UT Martin in the opening round.

Coaching changes

Western Illinois

On December 17, 2021, Myers Hendrickson was named the new head coach at Western Illinois.[7] Hendrickson played for the Leathernecks in his brief college career as a wide receiver from 2008-10. He replaces coach Jared Elliot who led the program since 2018.[8]

Preseason

Preseason Poll

The annual preseason poll; voted on by conference coaches, athletic directors, and media members.[9]

Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1North Dakota State446 (39)
2South Dakota State407 (2)
3Missouri State355
4Southern Illinois306
5Northern Iowa304
6South Dakota235
7North Dakota190
8Illinois State178
9Youngstown State132
10Indiana State109
11Western Illinois44

Individual awards
Award Player School Position Year
First Team Offense Jason Shelley Missouri State QB Sr.
Isaiah Davis South Dakota State RB Jr.
Jaleel McLaughlin Youngstown State RB Sr.
Javon Williams Southern Illinois RB/AP Jr.
Hunter Luepke North Dakota State FB Sr.
Avante Cox Southern Illinois WR Sr.
Jaxon Janke South Dakota State WR Sr.
Tyrone Scott Missouri State WR Jr.
Tucker Kraft South Dakota State TE Jr.
Landon Bebee Missouri State OL Jr.
Garret Greenfield South Dakota State OL Sr.
Cody Mauch North Dakota State OL Sr.
Mason McCormick South Dakota State OL Sr.
Alex Jensen South Dakota OL Sr.
First Team Defense Kevin Ellis Missouri State DL Sr.
Eli Mostaert North Dakota State DL Sr.
Caleb Sanders South Dakota State DL Sr.
Reece Winkelman South Dakota State DL Sr.
Adam Bock South Dakota State LB Jr.
Spencer Cuvelier Northern Iowa LB RS Sr.
Brock Mogensen South Dakota LB Jr.
Zeke Vandenburgh Illinois State LB Sr.
Montrae Braswell Missouri State DB Jr.
PJ Jules Southern Illinois DB Jr.
Kyriq McDonald Missouri State DB Sr.
Benny Sapp III Northern Iowa DB Sr.
Michael Tutsie North Dakota State DB Sr.
First Team Special Teams Dalton Godfrey South Dakota LS Sr.
Matthew Cook Northern Iowa PK Jr.
Grant Burkett Missouri State P So.
Montrae Braswell Missouri State RS Jr.
Carter Bell South Dakota AP So.
Second Team Offense Mark Gronowski South Dakota State QB So.
Kobe Johnson North Dakota State RB Sr.
Cole Mueller Illinois State RB So.
Jacob Garrett Southern Illinois FB Jr.
Carter Bell South Dakota WR So.
Bo Belquist North Dakota WR Jr.
Dante Hendrix Indiana State WR RS Sr.
Noah Gindorff North Dakota State TE Sr.
Drew Bones Illinois State OL Sr.
Nash Jensen North Dakota State OL Sr.
Erik Sorensen Northern Iowa OL RS Sr.
Donny Ventrelli North Dakota OL Sr.
Jaison Williams Youngstown State OL So.
Second Team Defense Braydon Deming Illinois State DL Sr.
Nick Gaes South Dakota DL So.
Caden Houghtelling Northern Iowa DL RS Jr.
Devin Rice Northern Iowa OL RS Jr.
Spencer Waege North Dakota State DL Sr.
Greg Benton Jr. Youngstown State LB Sr.
Bryce Flater Northern Iowa LB RS Sr.
James Kaczor North Dakota State LB Sr.
Devon Krzanowski North Dakota LB Sr.
Clayton Bush Southern Illinois DB Jr.
Korby Sander Northern Iowa DB Fr.
C.J. Siegel North Dakota CB Sr.
Destin Talbert North Dakota State DB Sr.
Dawson Weber North Dakota State DB Sr.
Second Team Special Teams Joey Malinowski Illinois State LS Jr.
Jose Pizano Missouri State PK Jr.
Cade Peterson North Dakota P Sr.
Jayden Price North Dakota State RS Sr.
Quan Hampton Northern Iowa AP/WR Sr.

Rankings
Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football 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
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Illinois State STATS Perform RV RV RV
AFCA Coaches RV RV RV RV
Indiana State STATS Perform
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Missouri State STATS Perform 5 5 5 6 7 20 RV RV
AFCA Coaches 8 7 4т 9 19 RV RV
North Dakota STATS Perform RV 22 19 RV 22 20 20 23 21 19 16 20 20
AFCA Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 24т RV
North Dakota State STATS Perform 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
AFCA Coaches 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
Northern Iowa STATS Perform 21 24 RV RV
AFCA Coaches 21 24 RV
South Dakota STATS Perform RV RV RV
AFCA Coaches RV RV
South Dakota State STATS Perform 2 2 2 2т 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AFCA Coaches 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Southern Illinois STATS Perform 9 17 RV 24 19 17 16 14 20 RV RV
AFCA Coaches 9 19 RV RV RV 24 19 17 24 RV RV
Western Illinois STATS Perform
AFCA Coaches
Youngstown State STATS Perform RV RV RV RV RV RV
AFCA Coaches RV 23 25т RV RV RV RV 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

Week 1
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 5:00 p.m. North Alabama Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+ W 17–14 OT  4,851
September 1 6:30 p.m. Western Illinois UT Martin Hardy M. Graham Stadium • Martin, TN ESPN+ L 25–42   5,127
September 1 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Missouri State Central Arkansas Estes Stadium • Conway, AR ESPN+ W 27–14   10,277
September 3 11:00 a.m. No. 2 South Dakota State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1 L 3–7   69,250
September 3 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Northern Iowa Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 17–48   31,180
September 3 1:00 p.m. Duquesne Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+ W 31–14   9,835
September 3 2:30 p.m. North Dakota Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN L 17–38   86,590
September 3 2:30 p.m. Drake No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+ W 56–14   15,951
September 3 6:00 p.m. South Dakota Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS Big 12 on ESPN+ L 0–34   50,469
September 3 6:00 p.m. No. 9 Southern Illinois Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX ESPN+ L 29–64   2,656
September 3 6:00 p.m. Illinois State No. 18^ Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 L 0–38   73,727
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8 7:00 p.m. UT Martin No. 5 Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+ W 35–30   9,872
September 10 11:00 a.m. Western Illinois Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 10–62   43,859
September 10 1:00 p.m. Dayton Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+ W 49–16   13,597
September 10 2:30 p.m. South Dakota No. 3 Montana Washington-Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT ESPN+ L 7–24   24,404
September 10 2:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+ W 43–3   16,269
September 10 3:00 p.m. Indiana State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 0–56   53,676
September 10 3:00 p.m. No. 24 Northern Iowa No. RV North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+  UND 29–27   9,940
September 10 6:00 p.m. UC Davis No. 2 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+ W 24–22   15,182
September 10 6:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State No. 17 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3 L 31–34   8,662
September 10 6:30 p.m. Valparaiso Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+ W 28–21   6,937
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 3
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17 11:00 a.m. No. RV Youngstown State No. 9^ Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN L 0–31   59,308
September 17 6:00 p.m. No. 5 Missouri State No. 10^ Arkansas Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR SEC+/ESPN+ L 17–38   74,133
September 17 11:00 a.m. No. RV Southern Illinois Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 31–24   23,146
September 17 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Montana Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+ L 14–49   5,929
September 17 1:00 p.m. Cal Poly No. RV South Dakota† DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+ W 38–21   6,812
September 17 3:00 p.m. No. 22 North Dakota Northern Arizona J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome • Flagstaff, AZ ESPN+ W 27–24   7,841
September 17 3:00 p.m. Southern Utah Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+ L 10–17   5,024
September 17 4:00 p.m. No. 7 Sacramento State No. RV Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+ L 21–37   8,818
September 17 6:00 p.m. Butler No. 2 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+ W 45–17   16,414
September 17 6:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+ W 35–7   8,208
September 17 8:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ FS1 L 28–31   41,211
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24 1:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State No. RV South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  NDSU 34–17   6,530
September 24 2:00 p.m. No. 2 South Dakota State No. 6 Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN3  SDSU 28–14   13,189
September 24 2:00 p.m. No. 19 North Dakota No. 24 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+  SIU 34–17   8,053
September 24 3:00 p.m. Northern Iowa Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  UNI 52–17   4,500
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 24Illinois StateIndiana StateNo. RV Youngstown State

Week 5
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 1 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Missouri State No. RV North Dakota† Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+  UND 48–31   10,020
October 1 1:00 p.m. No. RV Youngstown State No. 1 North Dakota State † Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+  NDSU 27–14   18,055
October 1 2:00 p.m. Western Illinois No. 2 South Dakota State† Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+  SDSU 34–10   15,237
October 1 4:00 p.m. Indiana State Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  UNI 20–14   6,830
October 1 6:30 p.m. No. 19 Southern Illinois Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  SIU 19–14   11,127
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 1South Dakota

Week 6
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 8 12:00 p.m. No. 1 North Dakota State Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+  NDSU 31–26   4,185
October 8 2:00 p.m. No. 17 Southern Illinois No. 20 Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  SIU 38–21   7,061
October 8 2:00 p.m. No. RV South Dakota No. 2 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD (Battle for South Dakota) ESPN+  SDSU 28–3   19,332
October 8 4:00 p.m. Illinois State Northern Iowa† UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  ILL ST 23–21   9,306
October 8 5:00 p.m. No. 22 North Dakota Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  UND 35–30   11,009
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 8Western Illinois

Week 7
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 15 1:00 p.m. Indiana State Youngstown State† Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  YSU 48–42   9,326
October 15 2:00 p.m. South Dakota No. RV Illinois State† Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN3  ILL ST 12–10   9,302
October 15 2:00 p.m. Western Illinois No. 16 Southern Illinois† Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+  SIU 30–7   10,118
October 15 2:30 p.m. No. 2 South Dakota State No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Dakota Marker) ESPN+  SDSU 23–21   18,603
October 15 4:00 p.m. Utah Tech Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+ W 41–14   6,942
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 15No. RV Missouri StateNo. 20 North Dakota

Week 8
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 22 12:00 p.m. No. RV Illinois State Indiana State† Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN3  ILL ST 27–21   5,182
October 22 2:00 p.m. No. 14 Southern Illinois South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  USD 27–24   7,599
October 22 3:00 p.m. No. 1 South Dakota State No. 20 North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+  SDSU 49–35   11,067
October 22 3:00 p.m. Youngstown State Western Illinois† Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  YSU 28–27   7,217
October 22 4:00 p.m. No. RV Missouri State Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  UNI 41–20   8,809
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 22No. 4 North Dakota State

Week 9
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 29 1:00 p.m. South Dakota Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN+  YSU 45–24   9,240
October 29 2:00 p.m. Indiana State No. 1 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+  SDSU 49–7   19,041
October 29 2:00 p.m. Western Illinois Missouri State† Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN+  MO ST 64–14   10,712
October 29 2:00 p.m. Northern Iowa No. 20 Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN3  UNI 37–36   6,155
October 29 2:30 p.m. No. RV Illinois State No. 4 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+  NDSU 24–7   16,172
October 29 3:00 p.m. Abilene Christian No. 23 North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+ W 34–31   8,355
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Week 10
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 5 12:00 p.m. No. 21 North Dakota Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+  UND 42–7   2,534
November 5 1:00 p.m. Missouri State South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN3  USD 20–13   5,341
November 5 1:00 p.m. No. 4 North Dakota State Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  NDSU 56–17   2,534
November 5 2:00 p.m. Youngstown State Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  YSU 19–17   4,989
November 5 4:00 p.m. No. 1 South Dakota State No. RV Northern Iowa UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA ESPN+  SDSU 31–28   9,449
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
November 5No. RV Southern Illinois

Week 11
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 12 12:00 p.m. South Dakota No. 19 North Dakota Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND ESPN+  UND 28–19   9,516
November 12 1:00 p.m. Indiana State Western Illinois Hanson Field • Macomb, IL ESPN+  IND ST 21–0   2,661
November 12 1:00 p.m. No. 4 North Dakota State No. RV Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL ESPN+  NDSU 21–18   4,575
November 12 2:00 p.m. Illinois State No. 1 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+  SDSU 31–7   8,160
November 12 2:00 p.m. No. RV Youngstown State Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO ESPN3  MO ST 25–22   5,148
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
November 12Northern Iowa

Week 12
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 19 11:00 a.m. Western Illinois Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL ESPN+  ILL ST 20–13 OT  2,579
November 19 11:00 a.m. Southern Illinois Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium • Youngstown, OH ESPN3  YSU 28–21   7,381
November 19 12:00 p.m. Missouri State Indiana State Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN ESPN+  MO ST 24–7   2,575
November 19 1:00 p.m. Northern Iowa South Dakota DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD ESPN+  UNI 58–14   5,490
November 19 2:30 p.m. No. 16 North Dakota No. 4 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND (Nickel Trophy) ESPN+  NDSU 42–21   18,806
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
November 19No. 1 South Dakota State

Postseason
See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season § NCAA Division I playoff bracket

In 2022, three teams made the FCS Playoffs. South Dakota State (No. 1) and North Dakota State (No. 3) both received byes, while North Dakota was unseeded and played in the opening round. Below are the games in which they played.[10]

Index to colors and formatting
MVFC member won
MVFC member lost
MVFC teams in bold

All times Central time. Tournament seedings in parentheses

First round
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 26 3:00 p.m. No. 20 North Dakota No. 9 Weber State (Big Sky) Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT ESPN+ L 31-38   4,495
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Second round
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 3 2:00 p.m. No. 23 Delaware (CAA) No. 1 (1) South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN+ W 42-6   6,117
December 3 2:30 p.m. No. 19 Montana (Big Sky) No. 4 (3) North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN+ W 49-26   12,929
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Quarterfinals
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 9 6:00 p.m. No. 8 (6) Samford (SoCon) No. 4 (3) North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN2 W 27-9   11,825
December 10 11:00 a.m. No. 7 (8) Holy Cross (Patriot League) No. 1 (1) South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN W 42-21   6,549
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

Semifinals
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 16 6:00 p.m. No. 5 (7) Incarnate Word (Southland) No. 4 (3) North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND ESPN2 W 35-32   12,569
December 17 3:00 p.m. No. 3 (4) Montana State (Big Sky) No. 1 (1) South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN2 W 39-18   7,195
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

National Championship
See also: 2023 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
January 8 1:00 p.m. No. 4 (3) North Dakota State No. 1 (1) South Dakota State Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX ABC  SDSU 45-21   18,023
#Rankings from Stats Perform. All times are in Central Time.

MVFC records vs other conferences

2022-23 records against non-conference foes (through December 17, 2022):

Source:[11]

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors
Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (Sept. 4) [12] Jaleel McLaughlin RB YSU Adam Bock LB SDSU Ryan O'Grady PK IN ST Naseim Brantley WR WIU
Ryan Cole S IN ST Montrae Braswell CB/RS MO ST
Week 2 (Sept. 11) [13] Jason Shelley QB MO ST Zeke Vandenburgh LB ILL ST Jalen Carr KR ILL ST Jacardia Wright RB MO ST
Week 3 (Sept. 18) [14] Nic Baker QB SIU Zeke Vandenburgh LB ILL ST Cade Peterson P UND Zack Annexstad QB ILL ST
Jason Shelley QB MO ST
Week 4 (Sept. 25) [15] Mark Gronowski QB SDSU Woo Governor DB UNI Griffin Crosa K NDSU Dillon Thomas S MO ST
Week 5 (Oct. 2) [16] Isaiah Davis RB SDSU Zeke Vandenburgh LB ILL ST Brady Stevens PK UND D'Ante' Cox WR SIU
Week 6 (Oct. 9) [17] Javon Williams Jr. AP SIU Rylan Cole S IN ST Will Mostaert DT NDSU Cole Davis DB UND
Ian Wagner PK ILL ST
Week 7 (Oct. 16) [18] Nic Baker QB SIU Stephen Hillis LB USD Hunter Dustman K/P SDSU Cade Chambers QB IN ST
Week 8 (Oct. 23) [19] Mark Gronowski QB SDSU Cameron Tisdale CB USD Colt McFadden PK YSU Zack Annexstad QB ILL ST
Dom Williams RB UNI
Week 9 (Oct. 13) [20] Nic Baker QB SIU Dylan Wudke DE YSU Jose Pizano PK MO ST Desmond Hutson WR UNI
Week 10 (Nov. 7) [21] TaMerik Williams RB NDSU Alex Howard LB YSU Hunter Dustman K/P SDSU Aidan Bouman QB USD
Week 11 (Nov. 14) [22] Jaleel McLaughlin RB YSU James Kaczor LB NDSU Montrae Braswell CB/RS MO ST Malachi McNeal LB UND
Tommy Schuster QB UND
Week 12 (Nov. 21) [23] Cam Miller QB NDSU Zeke Vandenburg LB ILL ST DJ Hart WR/RS NDSU Garret Ollendieck LB IN ST
Theo Day QB UNI

In Week 12, an Offensive Lineman was also named to the player of the week honors, Nash Jensen of North Dakota State.

Players of the Year

On November 28, 2022, the Missouri Valley Football Conference released their Players of the Year and All-Conference Honors.[24]

Offensive Player of the Year

Defensive Player of the Year

Newcomer of the Year

Freshman of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-Conference Teams

All-Newcomer Team
Award Player School Position Year
All-Newcomer Team Offense Zack Annexstad Illinois State QB Jr.
Aidan Bouman South Dakota QB RS Fr.
Naseim Brantley Western Illinois WR Jr.
Brayden Bryant North Dakota OL So.
Cade Chambers Indiana State QB RS Fr.
D'Ante' Cox Southern Illinois WR Sr.
Desmond Hutson Northern Iowa WR RS Fr.
Shomari Lawrence South Dakota RB RS Fr.
John O'Brian South Dakota State OL Jr.
Max Tomczak Youngstown State WR RS Fr.
Jacardia Wright Missouri State RB So.
Wenkers Wright Illinois State RB RS Fr.
All-Newcomer Defense Cordarrius Bailey Northern Iowa DE RS Sr.
John Bickle South Dakota P Sr.
Jaxon Duttenhefer North Dakota State DT RS Fr.
Jason Freeman South Dakota State LB Jr.
Chris Harris Southern Illinois LB Sr.
Logan Kopp North Dakota State LB RS Fr.
Deandre Lamont Illinois State DB Sr.
Tucker Large South Dakota State S/LB RS Fr.
Kole Menz North Dakota State DE RS Fr.
Edmund Ocansey North Dakota DB RS Fr.
Garret Ollendieck Indiana State LB So.
Noah Pettinger Northern Iowa P Fr.
Michael Scott South Dakota DE Sr.

Source:[25]

National Awards

On December 5, 2022, STATS Perform released their list of finalists for the Walter Payton Award, Buck Buchanan Award, and the Jerry Rice Award, respectively.[26]

Walter Payton Award

The Walter Payton Award is given to the best FCS offensive player. Here are the MVFC finalists:[27]

Buck Buchanan Award

The Buck Buchanan Award is given to the best FCS defensive player. The MVFC’s own Zeke Vandenburg (LB - Illinois State) won the award,[28] and was honored at the National Championship game in January.
Here are the other MVFC finalists:

Jerry Rice Award

The Jerry Rice Award is given to the best FCS freshman player. Here are the MVFC finalists:

All-Americans
AP
1st Team		 AP
2nd Team		 AP
3rd Team		 AFCA[29]
1st Team
 AFCA
2nd Team		 STATS[30]
1st Team
 STATS
2nd Team		 STATS
3rd Team		 ADA
[31]		 HERO
[32]
Benny Sapp III, DB, Northern Iowa Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Caleb Sanders, DL, South Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Cody Mauch, OL, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Garret Greenfield, OL, South Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Hunter Luepke, FB, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jaleel McLaughlin, RB, Youngstown State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Matthew Cook, PK, Northern Iowa Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Mason McCormick, OL, South Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Michael Tutsie, DB, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY
Nash Jensen, OL, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Spencer Waege, DE, North Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tucker Kraft, TE, South Dakota State Green tickY Green tickY
Zeke Vandenburgh, LB, Illinois State Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

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 6,937 8,208 11,127† 9,302 4,989 2,579 43,142 7,190 53.7%
Indiana State Memorial Stadium 12,764 4,851 5,929† 4,185 5,182 2,534 2,575 25,256 4,209 32.9%
Missouri State Robert W. Plaster Stadium 17,500 9,872 13,189† 7,064 10,712 5,148 45,985 9,197 52.5%
North Dakota Alerus Center 12,283 9,940 10,020 11,067† 8,355 9,516 48,898 9,779 79.6%
North Dakota State Fargodome 18,700 15,951 16,269 18,055 18,603 16,172 18,806† 12,929‡ 11,825‡ 12,569‡ 141,179 15,686 83.9%
Northern Iowa UNI-Dome 16,324 8,818 6,830 9,306 6,942 8,809 9,449† 50,154 8,359 51.2%
South Dakota DakotaDome 9,100 6,812 6,530 7,599† 5,341 5,490 31,772 6,354 69.8%
South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium 19,340 15,182 16,414 15,237 19,332† 19,041 8,160 6,117‡ 6,549‡ 7,195‡ 113,227 12,580 65.1%
Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium 15,000 8,662 8,053 10,118† 6,155 4,575 37,563 7,512 50.0%
Western Illinois Hanson Field 17,128 5,024† 4,500 4,973 2,534 2,661 19,692 3,938 23.0%
Youngstown State Stambaugh Stadium 20,630 9,835 13,597† 11,009 9,326 9,240 7,381 60,388 10,064 48.8%

Bold - Exceed capacity
†Season High
‡FCS Playoff Game

2023 NFL Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft

The following list includes all MVFC players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Player Position School Draft
Round		 Round
Pick		 Overall
Pick		 Team Notes
Cody Mauch OT North Dakota State 2 17 48 Tampa Bay Buccaneers from Detroit via Green Bay
Tucker Kraft TE South Dakota State 3 15 78 Green Bay Packers

Undrafted Free Agents
Player Position School Team
Hunter Luepke FB North Dakota State Dallas Cowboys
Noah Gindorff TE North Dakota State Seattle Seahawks
Nash Jensen OL North Dakota State Carolina Panthers
Spencer Waege DL North Dakota State San Francisco 49ers
Tyler Hoosman RB North Dakota Los Angeles Chargers
Benny Sapp CB Northern Iowa Green Bay Packers
Ty Scott WR Missouri State Kansas City Chiefs
Mike McAllister C Youngstown State Los Angeles Rams
Zeke Vandenburgh LB Illinois State Miami Dolphins
Tanner Taula TE Illinois State Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Alex Jensen OT South Dakota Miami Dolphins
Caleb Sanders DL South Dakota State New York Giants

Source:[33][34]

Head coaches

Through January 10, 2023

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 14 95–66 (.590) 95–66 (.590) 60–48 (.556) 2 5 7–5 (.583) 0
Indiana State Curt Mallory 5 19–37 (.339) 19–37 (.339) 12–28 (.300) 0 0 0–0 (–) 0
Missouri State Bobby Petrino[lower-alpha 1] 3 137–71 (.659) 18–15 (.545) 14–8 (.636) 1 2 0–2 (.000) 0
North Dakota Bubba Schweigert[lower-alpha 2] 9 76–66 (.535) 54–45 (.545) 12–9 (.571) 0 4 1–4 (.200) 0
North Dakota State Matt Entz 4 49–7 (.875) 49–7 (.875) 27–4 (.871) 2 4 9–2 (.818) 2
Northern Iowa Mark Farley 22 174–98 (.640) 174–98 (.640) 111–56 (.665) 7 13 16–13 (.552) 0
South Dakota Bob Nielson[lower-alpha 3] 7 218–122–1 (.641) 32–34 (.485) 22–30 (.423) 0 2 1–2 (.333) 2
South Dakota State John Stiegelmeier[lower-alpha 4] 26 198–112 (.639) 198–112 (.639) 84–34 (.712) 3 12 18–11 (.621) 1
Southern Illinois Nick Hill 7 34–39 (.466) 34–39 (.466) 20–28 (.417) 0 2 2–2 (.500) 0
Western Illinois Myers Hendrickson[lower-alpha 5] 1 0–11 (.000) 0–11 (.000) 0–8 (.000) 0 0 0–0 (–) 0
Youngstown State Doug Phillips 3 11–17 (.393) 11–17 (.393) 8–15 (.348) 0 0 0–0 (–) 0
  1. Bobby Petrino coached in the FBS from 2003-06 and 2015-18 for Louisville, 2008-11 for Arkansas, as well as in 2013 for Western Kentucky.
  2. 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 were independents in 2018 and 2019.
  3. Bob Nielson coached Western Illinois from 2013-15, 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 2 National Titles. In the first stint at MN-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.
  4. John Stiegelmeier has coached South Dakota State since 1997, when the school was still part of NCAA Division II. While in Division II, the school did not achieve any playoff appearances.
  5. Myers Hendrickson previously coached at Kansas Wesleyan of the NAIA from 2019-21, and helped the Coyotes to two NAIA playoff appearances.

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