.
@IndStFB
is on top of this leaderboard for
@NCAA_FCS
"Most Improved" -- Sycamores were 0-11 last year. No
#MVFC
team has ever gone winless one year and earned a national ranking the next (until ISU this year).
Nic Baker of
@SIU_Football
was named our Offensive Player of the Week!
➡️ First Career Start
➡️17-of-23 passes for 254 yards, 1 TD and no interceptions
➡️The SIU win ended NDSU's 39-game winning streak
➡️Baker guided a Saluki offense that generated 5 touchdowns and 443 yards
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Mark Gronowski of
@GoJacksFB
➡️Gronowski accounted for four first-half touchdowns, running for two and passing for two, in the 45-10 home win over Western Illinois
➡️12-of-19 passing for 178 yards and carried four times for 120 yards
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Riley Van Wyhe of
@UNIFootball
➡️Van Wyhe recorded a team-high 11 tackles and picked up an interception and a pass breakup to lead UNI to a 34-20 win over Western Illinois
➡️The Panther first team allowed just one offensive touchdown on the day
Your
#MVFC
Offensive Lineman of the Week --
@GoJacksFB
Mason McCormick. He graded at 93 percent with six finish blocks as SDSU rushed for 266 yards (7.2 yards per carry) and scored touchdowns on six of their first seven offensive possessions vs. UND.
In 2019, The Missouri Valley Football Conference is recognizing some of its all-time greats in accordance with the league’s 35th anniversary and College Football’s 150th anniversary. Today we recognize our Top 5 all-time Offensive Linemen.
The 2018
#MVFC
Newcomer of the Year award goes to
@IndStFB
QB Ryan Boyle -- helped the Trees go from a winless season last year to a 7-4 mark this year.
Special Teams Player of the Week ⫸ Omar Brown of
@UNIFootball
➡️Brown blocked a FG attempt as time expired in the 1st half and returned it for a touchdown, resulting in a 10-point swing
➡️Brown blocked another FG where he then gathered the ball and returned it 62 yds for a td
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ LB Adam Bock
@GoJacksFB
▪️ Bock registered a game-high 13 tackles as SDSU did not allow a touchdown and limited Iowa to only 166 yards
▪️ Recovered a fumble and also forced a fumble.
A four-yard TD pass from Peyton Huslig to Lorenzo Thomas with 16 seconds left in the game lifted visiting
@MOStateFootball
to a 29-26 victory at
@IndStFB
.
@ValleyFootball
presidents have determined patience is warranted regarding any decision to modify the 2020 Fall season, seeing merit in delaying as long as there remains a possibility to provide a safe competitive opportunity for MVFC student-athletes.
Offensive Lineman of the Week ⫸ Mason McCormick
@GoJacksFB
▪️ Graded at 92 percent with seven finish blocks as South Dakota State racked up 458 yards of total offense in win vs. Western Illinois
▪️ Paved the way for Isaiah Davis' 199-yard rushing performance.
Newcomer of the Week ⫸ Mark Gronowski of
@GoJacksFB
➡️Gronowski accounted for 275 yards of total offense in South Dakota State’s 27-17 victory
➡️He completed 10-of-14 passes for 149 yards, including a 25-yard TD pass in the 1st quarter, and also was the game’s leading rusher
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Mark Gronowski
@GoJacksFB
▪️ Accounted for a career-high 5 TDs, throwing for 3 and rushing for 2 as SDSU rallied to beat UND.
▪️ Gronowski completed 15 of 20 passes in the win.
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.
@WIUfootball
knocks off No. 17
@UNIFootball
-- WR Isaiah Lesure with this 69-yard strike for the Leathernecks -- He had 7 catches for 164 yards and 2 TDs in the 37-17 win in Macomb.
Newcomer of the Week ⫸ Isaiah Davis of
@GoJacksFB
➡️Davis rushed 22 times for a career-high 150 yards and scored three touchdowns in South Dakota State’s 44-3 road win at Southern Illinois
➡️ Davis scored a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter
#MVFC
Defensive Player of the Year Award goes to
@SDCoyotesFB
LB Brock Mogensen -- the Yotes earned the No. 3 overall seed and open the playoffs at home this Saturday vs. Sacramento State.
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Newcomer of the week ⫸Mark Gronowski of
@GoJacksFB
➡️Accounted for all three South Dakota State touchdowns in the fifth-ranked Jackrabbits’ 24-20 victory at No. 3 Northern Iowa
➡️19/29 passes for 194 yards
➡️Rushed for 24 yards on 10 carries, including a 5-yard touchdown
More fiddles, please We have 2 teams who are gonna play in Texas. A same-conference
@NCAA_FCS
championship game for the second time in NCAA history (and yes, it was us the last time.)
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Cameron Tisdale
@SDCoyotesFB
▪️ Forced two turnovers and both led to TDs in the Yotes' 27-24 victory over No. 14 Southern Illinois.
▪️ Forced a fumble, had an INT, three tackles, and a PBU in the win.
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In 2019, The Missouri Valley Football Conference is recognizing some of its all-time greats. Today we recognize our Top 5 all-time RBs. Agree, disagree? Who we missing?
MORE:
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#FCS_CFB150
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Nic Baker
@SIU_Football
▪️ Led Salukis to 31-24 victory at Big Ten school Northwestern
▪️ Threw for 3 TDs and rushed for another while throwing for 241 yards.
The
@ValleyFootball
Offensive Player of the Year --
@ysufootball
RB Jaleel McLaughlin -- he became the NCAA's all-time leading rusher in 2022 and led the MVFC with 152.5 ypg in league play.
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Special Teams Player of the Week ⫸ Hunter Dustman
@GoJacksFB
▪️ Kicked a career-high 3 FGs — all in the second half — including the game-winning 18-yarder with 3:49 to play
▪️ Also punted three times for an average of 42.7 yards
.
@NDSUfootball
takes on
@GoJacksFB
in this classic on ESPN+ --
It's 4th an 1 from your own 29 with less than 3 minutes left. What do you do?
For full-game coverage:
.
@NDSUfootball
RG Jake Kubas has been named the
#MVFC
Offensive Lineman of the Week. Kubas graded out at 90% with no tackles for loss or sacks allowed in North Dakota State’s 34-10 victory over Southern Illinois.
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Grant Dixon of
@ysufootball
➡️Dixon had a hand in three turnovers and was credited with four solo tackles in YSU's 28-10 victory over South Dakota.
➡️Dixon had his first career interception in the 1st quarter and recovered a fumble in the 3rd.
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Hunter Luepke of
@NDSUfootball
➡️Luepke accounted for 195 yards and three touchdowns in North Dakota State’s 34-13 win over North Dakota, including a 55-yard rushing TD
➡️Carried 28 times for 190 yards
Your 2023
#MVFC
"Bruce Craddock" Coach of the Year:
@SDCoyotesFB
Bob Nielson -- he's the first coach in league history to win the award at 2 different MVFC programs. Yotes with 9 wins this year -- the biggest turnaround in
@NCAA_FCS
football
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Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Tommy Schuster of
@UNDfootball
➡️Schuster threw for a career high 328 yards and three touchdowns in No. 3 UND’s 38-21 win over Western Illinois
➡️He completed over 78% of his passes to move to 5-0 in his career at UND
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Mark Gronowski
@GoJacksFB
▪️ Went 22-of-29 for a career-high 319 yards passing and a career-high 4 TD passes in win at Missouri State.
▪️ Directed scoring drives of 70 and 84 yards in the decisive fourth quarter.
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ Christian Watson of
@NDSUfootball
➡️Watson accounted for 229 all-purpose yards in North Dakota State’s 23-20 win at Northern Iowa
➡️Caught 2 passes for 86 yards including a 61 yard in the final minute of the 1st half that set up a 42-yard FG
Breakdown of Conference Member Appearances in FCS Title Game since 2011 -- last 12 seasons, including 2022)
•
@ValleyFootball
- 14
•CAA - 4
•Southland - 3
•Big Sky - 2
•OVC - 1
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Adam Bock of
@GoJacksFB
➡️Bock registered a game-high 13 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, in South Dakota State’s 27-17 road win at North Dakota State
➡️He led a Jackrabbit defensive unit that limited NDSU to 246 yards of total offense
This week's
#MVFC
Defensive Player of the Week is DL Devin Goree of
@MOStateFootball
- he had a game-high 8 tackles and 2.5 sacks, including one on the final play of the game in a 28-24 Homecoming win against Murray State.
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The Panthers fall to No. 2 JMU in the FCS Quarterfinals.
Thank you Panther Nation for the support this season! We are excited for the future!
#UNIFight
This week's
#MVFC
Offensive Lineman of the Week Garret Greenfield of
@GoJacksFB
.. Last weekend the Jackrabbits rushed for 374 yards against a Redbird defense that had been allowing only 58 yards per game.
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QB Sam McGuire led
@WIUfootball
to an historic comeback at
@SIU_Football
. Western outscored SIU 20-0 in the final quarter to win, 34-31, in Carbondale. Sam Crosa connected on the game-winning field goal with just 13 seconds left.
Pierre Strong Jr. of
@GoJacksFB
is our offensive player of the week!
➡️Rushed 22 times for 91 yards and caught a team-high six passes for 31 yards
➡️tallied 142 all-purpose yards and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 1-yard pass play with 19 seconds left
Devon Krzanowski had quite the debut for
@UNDfootball
and is the Defensive Player of the Week!
➡️Helped the UND defense force five turnovers that led to 27 points
➡️Recovered UND’s third forced fumble of the first half and took it for a 36-yard score
➡️Two tackles for loss
Newcomer of the Week ⫸ WR Naseim Brantley
@WIUfootball
▪️ The graduate transfer from Sacred Heart had six catches for 171 yards in his WIU debut.
▪️ Had TDs of 51, 44, and 32 yards against nationally ranked UT Martin.
Special Teams Player of the Week ⫸ Cole Frahm of
@GoJacksFB
➡️Frahm booted the game-winning 29-yard field goal with 31 seconds remaining to lift South Dakota State to a 19-17 victory over Youngstown State
➡️Career-long 52-yard field goal, going 2-for-3 on field goals
The
#MVFC
Defensive Player of the Week is
@NDSUfootball
Cole Wisniewski - he had nine tackles and a 75-yard interception return for the Bison in their win against UNI on Saturday.
Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Stephen Hillis
@SDCoyotesFB
▪️ Against Illinois State, he had a game-high nine tackles including two sacks, and he broke up two passes.
▪️ Part of a unit that limited the Redbirds to 264 yards
Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ QB Tommy Schuster
@UNDfootball
▪️ Completed 24 of 28 passes for 223 yards and 3 touchdowns against South Dakota.
▪️ Lifted his completion percentage for the season to 71.6.
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Offensive Player of the Week ⫸ TB Jaleel McLaughlin
@ysufootball
▪️ McLaughlin rushed for 203 yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns
▪️ Most rushing yards since the 2021 season-opening win against UIW
For the first time in
@ValleyFootball
history a conference member went 12-0 in the regular season, and that team was rewarded by sweeping the league's top honors.
@NDSUfootball
QB Trey Lance , Derrek Tuszka and Matt Entz itake the top awards
MORE:
Your
#MVFC
Offensive Player of the Week:
@MOStateFootball
Jacob Clark. Clark passed for 414 yards and matched a school record with 5 TDs to lead MoState to a 59-14 win over visiting Utah Tech.
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Defensive Player of the Week ⫸ Michael Lawson of
@WIUfootball
➡️Lawson returned a punt 36 yards for his 1st Leatherneck touchdown
➡️Recorded a career-high, game-high 14 tackles (10 solo) for his 3rd game with 10-plus this season
➡️His 14 tackles matched a league season high
Newcomer of the Week ⫸ Cade Chambers
@IndStFB
▪️ Recorded five total TDs in the Sycamores' shootout loss at Youngstown State.
▪️ Had a career-high 311 yards with a trio of touchdown passes, while adding two more on the ground
Offensive Lineman of the Week ⫸ Donny Ventrelli
@UNDfootball
▪️ Helped North Dakota rack up 391 yards of offense, including 162 through the air, in a convincing win vs. Indiana State
▪️ Graded out at 91 percent during the game as UND allowed only 1 sack vs. the Sycamores.
In the
@WIUfootball
45-38 win against
@YoungstownStFB
-- QB Sean McGuire throw for 324 yards on 22-of-34 passing, with 4 TDs, including this one to Isaiah Lesure (9 catches, 99 yards).