From Mike Kern, Associate Commissioner, Missouri Valley Football Conference
Best in the FCS
The MVFC is well represented on national pre-season rankings/player recognition lists. The Conference has an FCS-best five teams on the FCS coaches poll; an FCS-best six teams on the STATS FCS top-25 poll; an FCS-best five student-athletes on the STATS Buck Buchanan Award Watch List; an FCS-best 17 student-athletes on the STATS FCS pre-season All-America teams, which includes an FCS-best seven individuals on the first-team unit. South Dakota State, meanwhile, has an FCS-best three student-athletes on the STATS Walter Payton Award Watch List (TE Dallas Goedert, QB Taryn Christion, and WR Jake Wieneke).
Against the FBS
MVFC schools set a league record with four wins against FBS schools last year. Three MVFC games this weekend are at FBS sites. The Conference has had at least one FBS win in each of the last seven seasons.
Home Sweet Home
Last year, MVFC schools recorded a 16-4 record in home non-conference games. In the last eight seasons (since 2009), MVFC schools have combined for a 131-17 (.885) record in games played at MVFC sites.
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