2018 Week 11 - Around the MVFC (and other games of interest)

[ST_Lawson]

MVFC Games
11:00 AM - #18 Northern Iowa (5-4, 4-2 MVFC) at Youngstown State (3-6, 2-4 MVFC), ESPN+
12:00 PM - Illinois State (5-4, 2-4 MVFC) at Indiana State (5-4, 3-3 MVFC), ESPN3
1:00 PM - #6 South Dakota State (6-2, 4-2 MVFC) at Southern Illinois (2-7, 1-5 MVFC), ESPN+
2:00 PM - #1 North Dakota State (9-0, 6-0 MVFC) at Missouri State (4-5, 2-4 MVFC), ESPN+

Regional FBS games
Northern Illinois defeated Toledo, 38-15, on Wednesday night
11:00 AM - Illinois at Nebraska, BTN
2:30 PM - Northwestern at #21 Iowa, FOX

Other FCS games of interest
Some of this is copied from the AGS Game of the Week candidates (including why you might care)...most of these will have some impact on playoff possibilities. Ranking numbers are based on the AGS poll.

11:00 AM - #21 Southeast Missouri State @ Murray State, ESPN3 - A chance for the Redhawks to put a stranglehold on the Ohio Valley title and auto-bid. Also a barometer for comparison with Jacksonville State.
11:00 AM - #3 Kennesaw State @ ORV Monmouth, ESPN3 - This is essentially for the Big South title.
11:00 AM - #15 Towson @ #7 Elon - Contender (perhaps an understatement) or pretender (perhaps an overstatement). Both can still win the CAA (with a little help).
12:00 PM - #8 Delaware @ #11 Stony Brook - Another CAA game with conference title (and seeding) implications.
1:00 PM - ORV Rhode Island @ #10 James Madison - The Rams need for this for 7 DI wins. The Dukes need this for pride, 7 DI wins before facing Towson, and for the chance at not playing on Thanksgiving weekend.
2:00 PM - Northern Colorado @ ORV Montana State - one of our non-conference opponents
3:05 PM - #2 UC-Davis @ #5 Eastern Washington - This is the opportunity the Aggies have been waiting for. Win would almost certainly solidify a Big Sky title AND give the Aggies a great shot at the #2 seed. The Eagles are looking to prove that this year, their defense (and the development of offensive chemistry) will give them a chance against anyone come playoff time...of course a high seed would help as well.
5:30 PM - Montana @ Idaho - one of our non-conference opponents

[wiu712]

Attendance for that Wednesday night MACtion game at Northern Illinois = 5,887.

Other games of local interest:

Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay: 1PM on ESPN+.

Monmouth at St Norbert. This is the championship game for the Midwest Conference. The winner gets the automatic NCAA playoff berth. The NCAA tournament field will be announced Sunday at 4:30 p.m. CST on NCAA.com. Game time is 1PM. The game can be seen here: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/snc/

[ST_Lawson]

Attendance for that Wednesday night MACtion game at Northern Illinois = 5,887.

Other games of local interest:

Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay: 1PM on ESPN+.

Monmouth at St Norbert. This is the championship game for the Midwest Conference. The winner gets the automatic NCAA playoff berth. The NCAA tournament field will be announced Sunday at 4:30 p.m. CST on NCAA.com. Game time is 1PM. The game can be seen here: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/snc/

Oh right, I forgot Eastern...sorry.
Wow, looks like quite the crowd at NIU ...not that we have a lot of room to talk, but we're not trying to be a FBS team.

[sealhall74]

Looks like about 400 showed up at the Ice Castle today.

[ST_Lawson]

UNI already down 14-0 after turning the ball over around their own 5 yard line.

YSU up 14-7 at halftime.

Also, Illinois State up 3-0 on Indiana State not quite halfway through the 1st quarter

[meganeck]

UNi down 21-10 in the 3rd qtr

[sealhall74]

YSU up big in 4th. Looks like UNI is staying home. It would benefit us if UNI had finished the season strong.

[wiu712]

Youngstown State beat Northern Iowa 31-10. Attendance at Youngstown State = 8,407.

Indiana State beat Illinois State 28-23. Attendance at Indiana State = 4,016.

South Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 57-38. Attendance at Southern Illinois = 4,433.

North Dakota State beat Missouri State 48-7. Attendance at Missouri State = 5,224.

Current Standings:
North Dakota State 7-0
South Dakota State 5-2
Western Illinois 4-3
Northern Iowa 4-3
Indiana State 4-3
Youngstown State 3-4
South Dakota 3-4
Missouri State 2-5
Illinois State 2-5
Southern Illinois 1-6

[sealhall74]

Youngstown State beat Northern Iowa 31-10. Attendance at Youngstown State = 8,407.

Indiana State beat Illinois State 28-23. Attendance at Indiana State = 4,016.

South Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 57-38. Attendance at Southern Illinois = 4,433.

North Dakota State beat Missouri State 48-7. Attendance at Missouri State = 5,224.

Current Standings:
North Dakota State 7-0
South Dakota State 5-2
Western Illinois 4-3
Northern Iowa 4-3
Indiana State 4-3
Youngstown State 3-4
South Dakota 3-4
Missouri State 2-5
Illinois State 2-5
Southern Illinois 1-6

YSU got the 407 right. Where they came up with the 8 is anyones guess.

[ST_Lawson]

MVFC Week 11 in Review: http://thefcswedge.com/mvfc/mvfc-week-11-in-review-2/