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.
Offseason
Coaching staff changes
Departures Jake Crawford Graduate assistant (Defensive line) Montana Tech Defensive line coach
Additions Dustin Yorek Tight ends / Offensive tackles Presentation College Offensive line coach PJ Peterson Graduate assistant (Defensive line) Ely High School (MN) Defensive coordinator Preseason
North Star Athletic Association coaches poll The North Star Athletic Association released its 2019 football coaches' preseason poll on August 5, 2019. Valley City State was selected to finish second behind defending conference champion Dickinson State, receiving one first-place vote.
+ 2019 North Star Athletic Association preseason coaches poll 1 32 4 2 Valley City State 29 1 3 Waldorf 27 — 4 Dakota State 21 — 5 Presentation 11 — 6 7 —
Schedule
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
Awards and honors NAIA All-American RB - Louis Quinones – Honorable Mention
NSAA All-Conference First Team 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
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