2019 Valley City State Vikings football team
| 2019 Valley City State Vikings football | |
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| Conference | North Star Athletic Association |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 NSAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Erik Matth (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Gregg Horner (25th season) |
| Home stadium | Lokken Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Dickinson State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley City State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Waldorf | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presentation | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Valley City State Vikings football team represented Valley City State University as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) during the 2019 NAIA football season. The Vikings, led by 23rd-year head coach Dennis McCulloch, finished the season with a 7–3 overall record and a 5–2 mark in NSAA play, placing second in the conference.
Valley City State opened the season with a home victory over longtime rival Jamestown and earned key conference wins over Dakota State, Mayville State, and Dickinson State. The Vikings posted four home victories and three road wins throughout the campaign.
Running back Louis Quinones earned NAIA Honorable Mention All-American honors, and eleven Vikings received NSAA All-Conference recognition.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Jamestown* | W 20–14 | ||
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Northwestern (IA)* | L 7–47 | ||
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Minnesota–Morris* | W 67–7 | 671 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Dakota State |
| W 10–6 | |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Waldorf |
| L 17–37 | 557 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Presentation | W 35–7 | ||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Mayville State |
| W 30–19 | |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 13 Dickinson State |
| W 23–22 | 800 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Dakota State | W 30–18 | ||
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Waldorf |
| L 7–28 | |
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Personnel
Coaching staff
- Dennis McCulloch – head coach
- Gregg Horner – defensive coordinator
- Jason Kremer – offensive line
- Erik Matth – offensive coordinator
- Chad Smith – wide receivers
- Dave Rausch – linebackers
- Dustin Yorek – tight ends
- Brandon Bouma – graduate assistant/running backs
- PJ Peterson – graduate assistant/defensive line
- Tate Enget – student assistant
Roster
Jalen Pfeifer, Simon Fernandez, Martin Jones, Doniaj Smelker, Brandon Elton, Jerrod Williamson, Arron Martin, Luke Ross, Louis Quinones, Jake Peterson, Mack Jones, Kellen Kessler, Ben Carter, Andrew Hanretty, Zed Estrada, Dorian Furtado, Brendan Haynes, Sean Beilke, Alex Sell, Dalton Poitra, Paco Baltazar, Anthony Russell, Zachary Swinbourne, Dustin Kasowski, Joshua McKnight, Hunter Olson, Caid Combs, Blake Riley, Matthew Rico, Ireland Franklin, Shayden Luna, Taitum Brumfield, Matthew Krizan, Sal Avila, Brandon Jenkins, Taydon Butcher, Drew Jacobson, Cole Cochran, Luke Knowski, Hunter Gonnerman, Mekhai Goodloe, Nick Harberts, Dylan Mabry, Elliot Dockter, Garrett Lund, Marshaun Jones, Gunnar Olstad, Braydon Schmidt, Graham Schmidt, Jahidi West, Vance Dumas, Joe Ruge, Cooper Sant, Riley Clark, Spencer Dorsey, Kyle Hanson, Ryan Wharry, Roy Allen, Brady Matheny, John McIntire, JohnL Jones, Berkley Santos, Thomas Kaste, Troy Dietz, Sammy Trejo, Will Rakowski, Ethan Connaker, Avien Romero, Zachary Co, DJ Weese, Joseph Salas, Noah Johnson, Teylor Hanson, James Ehoff, Jacob Gottenborg, Xavier Jacobson, Danny Cortez, Carter Evenson, Saleem El-Sarraf, Jorun Hamre, Carter Opheim, Jackson Weniger, Kobe Arp, Zane Schuchard, Alex Zacek, Levi Benner, Trevor Peduto, Dakota Johnson, Landon Arredondo, Reed Graham, Darius Washington, Kade Queen, Nathaniel Spears.
Awards and honors
NAIA All-American
- RB - Louis Quinones – Honorable Mention[2]
NSAA All-Conference
- First Team[3]
RB – Louis Quinones OL – JohnL Jones WR – Jake Peterson DL – Marshaun Jones LB – Arron Martin DB – Doniaj Smelker
- Second Team
OL – Spencer Dorsey LB – Sal Avila DB – Andrew Hanretty K – Landon Arredondo
- Honorable Mention
QB – Jalen Pfeifer OL – Berkley Santos DL – Dakota Johnson LB – Dustin Kasowski
References
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Valley City State University Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ^ "2019 NAIA Football All-Americans". Retrieved December 2, 2025.
- ^ "NSAA All-Conference Football Awards". Retrieved December 2, 2025.