Missouri Valley releases revised Spring 2021 football schedule

By Kevin Kelley -

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has released a revised Spring 2021 football schedule featuring 40 games over eight-straight weekends.

The schedule was revised following Indiana State University opting out of the Spring 2021 season.

The Missouri Valley will kick off their spring season on Friday, Feb. 19 with South Dakota hosting Western Illinois and Northern Iowa hosting South Dakota State. The season is scheduled to wrap up on Saturday, April 10. In case of game postponements, the league has held Saturday, April 17 open for rescheduling.

The FCS Playoff Schedule is set to begin on Saturday, April 24, 2021. For this season, 11 conference champions will receive automatic bids and there will be only five at-large bids. The FCS Championship Game will be played on Sunday, May 16 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.

Below is the revised Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule for this Spring:

Friday, Feb. 19
Western Illinois at South Dakota
South Dakota State at Northern Iowa

Saturday, Feb. 20
Illinois State at Missouri State
Southern Illinois at North Dakota

Sunday, Feb. 21
Youngstown State at North Dakota State

Saturday, Feb. 27
South Dakota at Illinois State
Missouri State at Western Illinois
South Dakota State at North Dakota
North Dakota State at Southern Illinois
Northern Iowa at Youngstown State

Thursday, March 4
South Dakota at North Dakota

Saturday, March 6
Illinois State at Northern Iowa
North Dakota State at Missouri State
Western Illinois at South Dakota State
Southern Illinois at Youngstown State

Saturday, March 13
Illinois State at North Dakota State
Missouri State at South Dakota
North Dakota at Western Illinois
Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois
Youngstown State at South Dakota State

Saturday, March 20
Western Illinois at Illinois State
Missouri State at Northern Iowa
North Dakota at North Dakota State
South Dakota at Youngstown State
South Dakota State at Southern Illinois

Saturday, March 27
Illinois State at South Dakota State
Southern Illinois at Missouri State
North Dakota at Youngstown State
North Dakota State at South Dakota
Northern Iowa at Western Illinois

Friday, April 2
Northern Iowa at South Dakota

Saturday, April 3
Southern Illinois at Illinois State
Missouri State at North Dakota
South Dakota State at North Dakota State
Youngstown State at Western Illinois

Saturday, April 10
North Dakota at Illinois State
Youngstown State at Missouri State
North Dakota State at Northern Iowa
South Dakota at South Dakota State
Western Illinois at Southern Illinois

Saturday, April 17
Open (Saved as Rescheduling Window)

Comments (2)

Any idea on TV coverage for these spring games?

Hopefully, they get some coverage on ESPN, ECT.