Missouri Valley Football Conference Extends GameStrat Partnership Through 2030

The Missouri Valley Football Conference has extended its partnership with
GameStrat through 2030. GameStrat will remain the exclusive provider of sideline replay technology for all nine MVFC football programs. 

The two sides first partnered in 2024, the first season the NCAA allowed coaches to use tablets on the sideline. After two seasons, the conference committed to five more years.

When we partnered with GameStrat in 2024, sideline tablets were brand new to college football. Nobody knew which systems would hold up under the lights. Two seasons later, we know. Our coaches trusted this technology in the biggest games of the year and it delivered every time. Extending through 2030 was not a difficult decision.__________________, ______________, Missouri Valley Football Conference

What The Agreement Covers

Through 2030, GameStrat will continue to equip every MVFC program with:

• Live multi-angle replay on iPads, available on the sideline and in the press box as each play ends
• A private wireless network built to hold up under full stadium load
• On-call support on game days

The MVFC competes for a national title every year. When a conference like that gives you five more seasons, there’s no better endorsement than that. But it’s also a reminder of what it takes to be the best at what we do. This isn’t the time to celebrate. It’s time to get back to work, keep putting the best technology in these coaches’ hands, and be there for them every Saturday.Tunch Akkaya, CEO at GameStrat

 About the Missouri Valley Football Conference

The Missouri Valley Football Conference is widely regarded as the strongest conference in FCS football. An MVFC school has played in 15 straight FCS national championship games, every year since 2011. That is an FCS record.

Illinois State extended the streak in the 2025 season. The Redbirds entered the playoffs unseeded, won four straight road games to reach the title game, and became the first team in FCS history to do it. They fell 35-34 in overtime to Montana State.

Youngstown State Quarterback Beau Brungard won the 2025 Walter Payton Award as the top offensive player in FCS.

The MVFC begins its 41st season of football in 2026 with nine members:

• Illinois State University
• Indiana State University
• Murray State University
• University of North Dakota
• University of Northern Iowa
• University of South Dakota
• South Dakota State University
• Southern Illinois University
• Youngstown State University

 All nine will play a true round robin conference schedule.