2024 Valley City State Vikings football team
| 2024 Valley City State Vikings football | |
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| Conference | North Star Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–7 (2–6 NSAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dustin Yorek (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Gregg Horner (29th season) |
| Home stadium | Lokken Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Dickinson State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamestown | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valley City State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Valley City State Vikings football team represented Valley City State University in the 2024 NAIA football season as a member of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA). The Vikings, led by 28th-year head coach Dennis McCulloch, finished the season with a 3–7 record (2–6 in conference play). The team played its home games at Lokken Stadium in Valley City, North Dakota. While the win-loss record was challenging, the season featured several standout individual performances and marked the final NSAA campaign before transition into the Frontier Conference.
The Vikings opened the season on the road against Minot State Beavers (L 7-38) before recording a road win at Augsburg Auggies (W 24–14). Conference play proved difficult, but VCSU earned victories over the University of Jamestown Jimmies at home (W 38–7) and the Mayville State Comets (W 10–6) to round out the season. Sophomore DB Emanuel Spiyee earned First-Team All-NSAA honors, and several other Vikings were recognized on All-Conference teams.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Minot State* |
| L 7–38 | 4,046 |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Augsburg* |
| W 24–14 | 1,200 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Dakota State | L 8–19 | 450 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mayville State |
| L 10–16 | |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Dickinson State |
| L 6–19 | |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Jamestown |
| W 38–7 | 2,500 |
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Dakota State | L 6–13 | 600 | |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Mayville State |
| W 10–6 | 300 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 17 Dickinson State |
| L 24–42 | 200 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jamestown |
| L 17–28 | |
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Coaching staff
- Dennis McCulloch – Head Coach / Defensive Backs (31st season)
- Gregg Horner – Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line (31st season)
- Dustin Yorek – Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line (6th season)
- Brandon Bouma – Recruiting Coordinator / Running Backs / Tight Ends / Kickers (8th season)
- Garrett Baldwin – Quarterbacks (1st season)
- Alan Busey – Wide Receivers (1st season)
- Jahidi West – Linebackers (1st season)
- Trent Kosel – Offensive Assistant (4th season)
- Dave Rausch – Defensive Assistant (38th season)
Postseason awards
All-NSAA First Team
- DB Emanuel Spiyee – So.
All-NSAA Second Team
- WR Jake Deutsch – So.
- DL TaQuez Chatman – Jr.
- OL Bryce Prouty – So.
- Specialist Exavian Westbrook – So.
- QB Avery Thorsgard – Sr.
Honorable Mention
- OL Jonah Larson
- TE Trent Finney
- LB Loke Iese
- DB Gavin Gerhardt
References
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Valley City State University Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2025.