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11/30/21 - Grant Burkett, rSr/2025, Missouri State + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): P - Grant Burkett, Missouri State,...Ranks 3rd nationally and first in the MVFC in punting average (46.2) ... Had 16 punts of 50 yards or more with 15 downed inside the 20 ... His efforts helped the Bears rank 3rd nationally and tops in Valley in net punting (42.8) ... Averaged 53.5 yards on 4 punts in home win over Central Arkansas (9/11/21) with 3 punts of 50+ and a season-long 62 ... Had a 58-yard punt and averaged 51.0 in win over North Dakota (10/30/21) ... Had 3 punts downed inside the 20 at Illinois State (10/2/21) ... Had 3 punts of 50+ yards and 3 downed inside 20 at Oklahoma State (9/4/21) ... All-MVFC honorable mention selection in 2020-21. - Missouri State Football

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P Grant Burkett, Missouri State
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11/30/21 - Kevin Ellis, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DL - Kevin Ellis, Missouri State,...Three-year starter and two-time Missouri State team captain ... Finished with 59 total tackles, including team-high 13.0 tackles for loss (57 yards) ... Also MSU leader in sacks (8.0) and quarterback hurries (7) ... Had tackles for loss in 9-of-12 games ... Ranks 42nd nationally and 3rd in MVFC in sacks per game (0.67); 58th nationally and 4th in MVFC in tackles for loss (1.1) ... Recorded career-highs in tackles (10), tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (3.0) against South Dakota (9/25/21) ... All-MVFC second team selection in 2020-21. - Missouri State Football

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OLB Kevin Ellis, Missouri State
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11/30/21 - Xavier Lane, rSr/2022, Missouri State + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): WR Xavier Lane,...Had 56 receptions for 784 yards and 3 touchdowns this season ... Ranked 34th nationally in receiving yards and 41st in receiving yards per game (71.3) ... Also posted 5.1 receptions per game, which ranks 44th nationally ... Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week on 9/12/21 after posting 9 receptions for 148 yards and game-winning touchdown vs. Central Arkansas ... Produced season-high 10 catches for 114 yards at Youngstown State (10/9/21) ... Had 13 pass receptions of 20 or more yards this season ... Transfer from Western Kentucky. - Missouri State Football

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WR Xavier Lane, Missouri State
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11/30/21 - Titus Wall, rSr/2022, Missouri State + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB Titus Wall,...Three-time Missouri State team captain was 2nd on the team in tackles (74) with 41 solo stops ... Started 16-straight games ... Racked up 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and 5 passes defended ... Set a career high in tackles (14) and unassisted tackles (10) at Youngstown State (10/9/21) ... Ranks 13th in The Valley with 6.2 tackles per game ... Collected 9 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack in win over Central Arkansas (9/11/21) ... Led the Bears in tackles in 3 games this season with two games of 10 or more tackles. - Missouri State Football

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SS Titus Wall, Missouri State
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11/30/21 - Kyriq McDonald, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

2021 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): DB Kyriq McDonald,...Two-year starter who ranked 4th on the team with 64 total stops, and was 2nd on the squad with 45 solo stops ... Also collected 9.5 tackles for loss and 10 passes defended ... Led the team with 10 tackles at FBS No. 9 Oklahoma State (9/4/21) ... Recorded his first-career interception at No. 3 North Dakota State (10/23/21) ... Logged a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss against Indiana State (10/16/21) ... All-MVFC second team and MVFC All-Newcomer Team selection in 2020-21. - Missouri State Football

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SS Kyriq McDonald, Missouri State
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11/24/21 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

2021 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER & NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR (COACHES): QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State,...Walter Payton Award Finalist...Two-time MVFC Offensive Player of the Week...Three-time MVFC Newcomer of the Week...STATS FCS National Player of the Week honorable mention (11/15/21)...Valley leader in total offense (310.3), yards per pass attempt (8.57) and points responsible for (176)...Shattered Missouri State single-season passing yardage (3,068) and total offense (3,417) records...Only Missouri State quarterback in program history to throw for 200 yards or more in his first 11 career games...Engineered four game-winning drives in the fourth quarter Ranked 10th in the nation in total offense...Transfer from Utah State. - Missouri Valley Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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11/13/21 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

Jason Shelley ran for two touchdowns then fired a 55-yard scoring strike to Naveon Mitchell with 58 seconds left in the game to lift Missouri State to a 34-27 victory over Northern Iowa in Missouri Valley Football Conference action on Saturday. Shelly's game-winning throw came after the Panthers' Theo Day and Deion McShane teamed up for two late touchdowns to knot the score at 27. Jose Pizano kicked two first-quarter field goals for Missouri State (7-3, 6-2) and Matthew Cook's second field goal pulled Northern Iowa (5-5, 3-4) even at 6-6 early in the second quarter. The Bears grabbed 13-6 halftime lead on Tobias Little's 1-yard TD run, capping a 12-play, 73-yard drive that took 7:33 off the clock.

Missouri State upped its lead to 20-6 on Shelley's 3-yard TD run early in the third quarter. Tyler Hoosman ran it in from the 2 to get the Panthers within seven points at quarter's end. Shelley made it a two-score lead with an 8-yard TD run early in the final period before Day hit McShane for an 8-yard score at the 5:11 mark and an 18-yard score with 2:14 remaining. Shelley completed 22 of 33 passes for 320 yards for the Bears, who managed only 59 yards rushing on 32 carries. Day was 17-of-30 passing for UNI for 238 yards with two interceptions. McShane finished with six catches for 86 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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11/06/21 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

Jason Shelley passed for a touchdown and rushed for two more scores as Missouri State beat FCS ninth-ranked Southern Illinois 38-28 on Saturday. The game featured three made field goals of 50-plus yards. Jose Pizano gave Missouri State a 10-7 lead on a 51-yarder and Southern Illinois kicker Nico Gualdoni tied it at 10 with a 50-yarder and added a make from 55 yards out with one second left before halftime. Shelley was 15 of 28 for 248 yards with an interception for Missouri State (6-3, 5-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Kevon Latulas extended Missouri State's lead to 31-13 with an 87-yard touchdown run in the fourth, and Shelley connected with Tyrone Scott for a 31-yard score for an 18-point lead. Nic Baker passed for 262 yards and three touchdowns for Southern Illinois (6-3, 4-2). Landon Lenoir caught seven passes for 100 yards. - AP College Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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10/30/21 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

Jason Shelley threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Isaac Smith with 15 seconds remaining and Missouri State rallied to beat North Dakota 32-28 on Saturday. Von Young forced a fumble that was recovered by Eric Johnson at the Missouri State 24. From there, the Bears (5-3, 4-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference) drove 76 yards in 1:24, scoring on third down after two runs netted nothing. A 39-yard Shelley-to-Naveon Mitchell pass was the key play on the winning drive. Otis Weah's 11-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter gave the Fighting Hawks (3-5, 1-4 Missouri Valley Football Conference) a 28-17 lead.

The Bears, ranked No. 20 in the FCS coaches poll, cut their deficit to three points after recovering another North Dakota fumble that led to a 63-yard drive capped by Shelley's 12-yard TD run and a 2-point conversion with 4:33 left. Shelley was 29 of 42 for 349 yards passing, three touchdowns and an interception. The transfer from Utah State went over 2,000 yards passing this season. He also tied the Bears' single-season record with his eight consecutive 200-yard passing games. Tyrone Scott had a career-high 147 yards receiving and a touchdown on 10 catches, setting a Bears record with his fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season. Tobias Little added a career-high 111 yards on the ground on 15 carries. Weah rushed for 156 yards with three touchdowns on 21 carries for the Fighting Hawks. - Missouri State/AP College Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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10/16/21 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

Jason Shelley passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Missouri State defeated Indiana State 37-7 on Saturday. The Bears broke the game open by scoring three touchdowns in the final 2:19 of the second quarter. Shelley passed 45 yards to Xavier Lane and the Bears added two more scores - a 3-yard Shelley run and a 26-yard reception by Tyrone Scott - after consecutive fumbled kickoffs by the Sycamores. Steven Ward was credited with forcing both fumbles. Shelley also threw a 59-yard score to Scott, finishing 11 of 21 for 225 yards. Scott had 106 yards receiving on three catches. Jose Pizano kicked three field goals. The Bears, who racked up over 500 yards in total offense in each of their previous two games, finished with 442 against Indiana State. Dante Hendrix made 10 catches for 121 yards receiving including a late fourth-quarter touchdown for Indiana State (3-4, 1-3). The Bears (4-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley Football Conference) are ranked 23rd in the FCS coaches poll. - AP College Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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10/07/21 - Tobias Little, rSr/2022, Missouri State + More +

OCT 4 MISSOURI VALLEY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: RB Tobias Little, Missouri State, 6-0, 230, Sr., Atlanta, Ga. (Benjamin Mays High/Louisville),...Little racked up a career-high 90 yards on 14 carries (6.4 ypc) and scored three touchdowns as part of Missouri State's 41-20 road win against Illinois State. His two first-half touchdown runs - both of two yards - were both go-ahead scores for Missouri State, which led 21-20 at the half. In the second half, he accounted for 35 of the team's 40 yards as part of a 5-play touchdown drive (following Von Young's blocked punt) that put the Bears up for good. The three rushing TDs match a league season-best and were tops in the MVFC this past Saturday. - Missouri Valley Football

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FB Tobias Little, Missouri State
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10/05/21 - Dillon Thomas, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

OCT 4 MAC WEST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dillon Thomas, NIU, Rover (LB),...R-Junior, Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill South)...Dillon Thomas made a number of key plays for the Huskie defense as NIU held Eastern Michigan to just 38 rushing yards on 24 carries for the game. Thomas tipped EMU quarterback Ben Bryant's pass that was then intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Jaden Dolphin. Thomas accounted for two of the Huskies' five sacks in the game. The first came on 3rd and 4 in the first quarter and forced an EMU punt; then in the fourth quarter, with NIU leading 24-17, Thomas sacked Ben Bryant for an eight yard loss to put the Eagles in a 3rd and 16 down on the NIU 44 which they were not able to convert. - MAC Football

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FS Dillon Thomas, Missouri State
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10/02/21 - Tobias Little, rSr/2022, Missouri State + More +

Tobias Little ran for three touchdowns, Jason Shelley threw for 319 yards and two scores and Missouri State beat Illinois State 41-20 on Saturday. Little had a pair of 2-yard scores in the second quarter and a 5-yard score near the midway point of the third when the Bears (3-1, 2-0 Missouri Valley Football Conference) began to take control. Little's first 2-yard touchdown dive put Missouri State up 14-13 before Jackson Waring threw a 75-yard touchdown to Jabari Khepera 14 seconds later. His second touchdown run with 3:16 left before halftime put the Bears in front to stay. Waring threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns but also was intercepted three times. Khepera caught five passes for 107 yards for Illinois State (2-3, 0-2). - AP College Football

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FB Tobias Little, Missouri State
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09/29/21 - Jason Shelley, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 27 MISSOURI VALLEY NEWCOMER OF WEEK: QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State, 5-11, 197, Sr., Frisco, Texas (Lone Star High, Utah State),...The Bears signal caller posted his third straight 200-yard passing game and third straight game with no interceptions to help lead the Bears to a 31-23 come-from-behind win over South Dakota. Shelley accounted for 4 touchdowns -- 2 passing and 2 rushing - while engineering three scoring drives in the Bears first five second-half possessions to ignite the 17-0 Bears run to end the game. Shelley was 19-for-29 for a season-high 281 yards through the air and also racked up a career-high 62 ground yards on 17 carries (94 rushing yards when factoring out sack yardage), including touchdown runs of 26 and 12 yards. His 12-yard TD run in the fourth quarter gave the Bears an eight-point cushion and helped complete the comeback. He was 4-for-5 passing in the 4th quarter for 66 yards while racking up 21 rushing yards in the final period. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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QB Jason Shelley, Missouri State
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09/29/21 - Kevin Ellis, rSr/2023, Missouri State + More +

SEPT 27 MISSOURI VALLEY NOTABLE PERFORMANCE: DE Kevin Ellis, Missouri State - Ellis matched a career-high with 9 total tackles in Saturday's Valley opener against South Dakota, while notching 3.0 sacks, also a career high. He also recorded a pair of QB hurries in the contest. His three sacks all came in key situations with two stopping second-down plays and one coming on a key third down in the third quarter -- all of which resulted in USD punts directly thereafter. Ellis also had a critical third-down tackle in the fourth quarter that also resulted in a Coyotes punt and helping MSU secure its longest home winning streak since 2010. - Missouri Valley Conference Football

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