This Week in the MVFC

 All 10 MVFC teams are in action during Week 1, including four games on Thursday (Aug. 30) and six on Saturday (Sept. 1).   Six games are on the road, including three at FBS sites.

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• Top-25 Polls — Five different MVFC schools are ranked in the preseason top-25 polls, and North Dakota State is No. 1 in both polls.
• Against the FBS — The MVFC recorded a 2-5 record last year against FBS schools.  The Conference has had at least one FBS win in each of the last eight seasons.
• Big Sky-MVFC Challenge Series — Three games this week are part of the Big Sky-MVFC Challenge series.  The leagues play a total of eight regular-season games against one another in 2018.

Thursday, Aug. 30 (Times CT, unless noted)

Quincy at Indiana State, 7 pm ET |  Terre Haute, Ind. • ESPN3

RV Southern Illinois at Murray State, 6 pm | Murray, Ky. • OVC Network

Missouri State at Oklahoma State, 7 pm | Stillwater, Okla. • FS1

RV Western Illinois at RV Montana State, 8 pm | Bozeman, MT • SWX

Saturday, Sept. 1 (Times CT, unless noted)

Butler at #24 Youngstown State, 2 pm ET | Youngstown, Ohio • ESPN+

Cal Poly at #1 North Dakota State, 2:30 pm | Fargo, N.D. • NBC ND / ESPN+

RV South Dakota at Kansas State, 6 pm | Manhattan, Kan. • ESPN3

St. Xavier at #20 Illinois State, 6:30 pm | Normal, Ill. • NBCSCH+ / ESPN+

#3 South Dakota State at Iowa State, 7 pm | Ames, Iowa • Cyclones.tv

#12 UNI at #24 Montana, 8 pm | Missoula, MT • SWX