Mayville State–Valley City State football rivalry

Mayville State–Valley City State football rivalry
2003 - Valley City’s mayor, Riley Rogers, and Mayville’s mayor, Jim LeClair, following the Vikings' football victory over the Comets.
SportCollege football
Teams
First meeting1931
Latest meeting2025
Valley City State, 21–0
Next meetingTBD
StadiumsLokken Stadium (VCSU), Jerome Berg Field (MSU)
Statistics
Meetings total99 (since 1931)
All-time seriesValley City State leads, 71–26–2
Largest victoryValley City State, 62–6 (2014)
Current win streakValley City State, 1 (2025–present)
100km
62miles
Mayville
Valley City
Locations of Valley City State and Mayville State

The Mayville State–Valley City State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Mayville State Comets and the Valley City State Vikings. The series began in 1931 and has been played regularly in North Dakota, most often when both schools competed in the North Dakota College Athletic Conference and later the North Star Athletic Association.[1][2] Through the 2025 season, Valley City State leads the all-time series 71–26–2.[1][3] Following the collapse of the North Star Athletic Association, both institutions joined the Frontier Conference beginning with the 2025–26 academic year.[4]

Game results

Season Date Winner Score Loser Location Notes
1931 Unknown Mayville State 13–6 Valley City State Unknown
1932 Unknown Mayville State 19–6 Valley City State Unknown
1933 Unknown Mayville State 18–0 Valley City State Unknown
1934 Unknown Valley City State 13–0 Mayville State Unknown
1935 Unknown Mayville State 13–6 Valley City State Unknown
1936 Unknown Valley City State 19–6 Mayville State Unknown
1937 Unknown Tie 6–6 Unknown
1938 Unknown Valley City State 25–0 Mayville State Unknown
1939 Unknown Mayville State 12–0 Valley City State Unknown
1940 Unknown Mayville State 30–0 Valley City State Unknown
1941 Unknown Valley City State 10–7 Mayville State Unknown
1942 Unknown Mayville State 13–0 Valley City State Unknown
1946 Unknown Valley City State 25–6 Mayville State Unknown
1947 Unknown Valley City State 26–6 Mayville State Unknown
1948 Unknown Valley City State 39–0 Mayville State Unknown
1949 Unknown Valley City State 39–6 Mayville State Unknown
1950 Unknown Valley City State 18–0 Mayville State Unknown
1951 Unknown Valley City State 19–6 Mayville State Unknown
1952 Unknown Valley City State 57–20 Mayville State Unknown
1953 Unknown Valley City State 39–6 Mayville State Unknown
1954 Unknown Valley City State 27–6 Mayville State Unknown
1955 Unknown Mayville State 13–0 Valley City State Unknown
1956 Unknown Mayville State 13–7 Valley City State Unknown
1957 Unknown Valley City State 19–6 Mayville State Unknown
1958 Unknown Mayville State 12–6 Valley City State Unknown
1959 Unknown Mayville State 22–0 Valley City State Unknown
1960 Unknown Mayville State 25–7 Valley City State Unknown
1961 Unknown Mayville State 37–0 Valley City State Unknown
1962 Unknown Valley City State 7–0 Mayville State Unknown
1963 Unknown Tie 0–0 Unknown
1964 Unknown Valley City State 16–0 Mayville State Unknown
1965 Unknown Mayville State 13–7 Valley City State Unknown
1966 Unknown Mayville State 28–13 Valley City State Unknown
1967 Unknown Mayville State 8–7 Valley City State Unknown
1968 Unknown Valley City State 28–21 Mayville State Unknown
1969 Unknown Mayville State 21–16 Valley City State Unknown
1970 Unknown Mayville State 22–10 Valley City State Unknown
1971 Unknown Mayville State 14–7 Valley City State Unknown
1972 Unknown Valley City State 3–0 Mayville State Unknown
1973 Unknown Valley City State 13–6 Mayville State Unknown
1974 Unknown Valley City State 13–10 Mayville State Unknown
1975 Unknown Valley City State 30–10 Mayville State Unknown
1976 Unknown Valley City State 24–0 Mayville State Unknown
1977 Unknown Valley City State 21–3 Mayville State Unknown
1978 Unknown Valley City State 34–0 Mayville State Unknown
1979 Unknown Valley City State 14–9 Mayville State Unknown
1980 Unknown Valley City State 42–14 Mayville State Unknown
1981 Unknown Valley City State 27–0 Mayville State Unknown
1982 Unknown Valley City State 7–0 Mayville State Unknown
1983 Unknown Valley City State 7–2 Mayville State Unknown
1984 Unknown Valley City State 35–15 Mayville State Unknown
1985 Unknown Valley City State 20–0 Mayville State Unknown
1986 October 11 Valley City State 42–7 Mayville State Valley City, ND
1987 October 10 Valley City State 37–13 Mayville State Valley City, ND
1988 September 24 Valley City State 33–7 Mayville State Valley City, ND
1989 September 23 Valley City State 14–12 Mayville State Mayville, ND
1990 October 27 Valley City State 36–21 Mayville State Valley City, ND
1991 October 26 Valley City State 20–14 Mayville State Mayville, ND
1992 October 17 Valley City State 35–6 Mayville State Valley City, ND
1993 October 16 Mayville State 28–24 Valley City State Mayville, ND
1994 October 8 Valley City State 28–0 Mayville State Valley City, ND
1995 September 2 Mayville State 26–19 Valley City State Mayville, ND
1996 September 7 Valley City State 32–0 Mayville State Valley City, ND
1997 September 6 Valley City State 22–14 Mayville State Mayville, ND
1998 September 5 Mayville State 27–0 Valley City State Valley City, ND
1999 September 4 Valley City State 28–20 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2000 October 21 Valley City State 45–3 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2001 October 20 Valley City State 35–14 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2002 October 19 Valley City State 29–6 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2003 October 18 Valley City State 37–28 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2004 October 9 Valley City State 34–0 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2005 October 8 Valley City State 49–0 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2006 September 29 Valley City State 49–7 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2007 October 6 Valley City State 29–21 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2008 October 25 Valley City State 45–22 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2009 October 17 Valley City State 38–21 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2010 October 23 Valley City State 36–6 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2011 October 8 Valley City State 52–20 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2011 October 29 Valley City State 28–14 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2012 September 8 Valley City State 38–13 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2012 October 6 Valley City State 61–35 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2013 October 12 Mayville State 14–9 Valley City State Mayville, ND
2013 November 9 Valley City State 37–12 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2014 October 11 Valley City State 62–6 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2014 November 1 Valley City State 63–19 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2015 September 5 Valley City State 55–6 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2015 October 3 Mayville State 14–13 Valley City State Valley City, ND
2016 October 8 Valley City State 21–15 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2017 October 14 Valley City State 58–0 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2018 September 22 Valley City State 37–0 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2018 October 27 Valley City State 36–14 Mayville State Mayville, ND
2019 October 19 Valley City State 30–19 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2021 October 2 Valley City State 49–0 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2022 November 12 Valley City State 48–40 Mayville State Fargo, ND Played at Fargodome
2023 September 23 Valley City State 24–21 Mayville State Valley City, ND 2OT
2023 October 28 Mayville State 24–7 Valley City State Mayville, ND Forfeit (awarded to Mayville State)
2024 September 28 Mayville State 16–10 Valley City State Mayville, ND
2024 November 2 Valley City State 10–6 Mayville State Valley City, ND
2025 October 11 Valley City State 21–0 Mayville State Valley City, ND

References

  1. ^ a b "Valley City State Results (College-Football-Results)". College Football Results. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Viking Football history document". Valley City State University Alumni Association. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  3. ^ "VCSU vs Mayville State – Series History". Valley City State University Athletics. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  4. ^ "Mayville State, Valley City State ready for new Frontier in athletics". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2025.