MVC, eyeing FCS playoffs, opts for spring season
With the FCS playoffs shelved for the fall, the Missouri Valley Conference announced Friday that it will move its football season to the spring.
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North Dakota State will be returning to the White House for a second year in a row after winning another FCS national championship.
Bison win 8th FCS title; 1st since 1894 to go 16-0
North Dakota State completed the first 16-win season in any division since Yale in 1894, beating James Madison to win its third straight FCS national championship and eighth in nine years.
North Dakota State dynasty holds off James Madison for FCS title
It's easy to say North Dakota State winning another FCS national championship was fate, destiny, something supernatural.
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NDSU's Lance scrambles to score 44-yard TD (0:30)
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Cofield leaps through traffic to score NDSU TD (0:16)
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NDSU's Lance 1st freshman to win Payton Award
North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance has become the first freshman to be honored with the Walter Payton Award as the FCS offensive player of the year.
Watson, Lance put ND St back in FCS final, top Montana St
Christian Watson scored long touchdowns on back-to-back touches early in the second quarter and two-time defending FCS champion North Dakota State blitzed Montana State 42-14 in a semifinal on Saturday for its 36th straight victory.
North Dakota State's Williams jets down the field for a 73-yard touchdown (0:31)
North Dakota State's Watson scores 70-yard touchdown (0:30)
NDSU gets past Illinois State 9-3 to reach FCS semifinals
Griffin Crosa kicked three second-quarter field goals and North Dakota State's defense did the rest as the defending national champion Bison beat Illinois State 9-3 in an FCS quarterfinal on Saturday.
Lance's 55-yard pass sets up a North Dakota State FG (0:32)
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2019 MVFC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 8-0 | 16-0 |
| Northern Iowa | 6-2 | 10-5 |
| Illinois State | 5-3 | 10-5 |
| South Dakota State | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Southern Illinois | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| South Dakota | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Indiana State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Youngstown State | 2-6 | 6-6 |
| Missouri State | 1-7 | 1-10 |
| Western Illinois | 1-7 | 1-11 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | T. Lance | Walter Payton Award |
| 2014 | K. Emanuel | Buck Buchanan Award |