Football Announces 2018 Television Package on ESPN3/ESPN+

Three of Western’s games will air on ESPN3 while the other six will appear on ESPN+.

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Football Conference will have more than 50 events on an ESPN network this 2018 season, and nine will feature the Fighting Leathernecks of Western Illinois.

The Leathernecks' ESPN calendar begins Sept. 15 in their home-opener against Montana, and the upcoming slate will also include two games produced by the Valley as part of its Game of the Week package; both will be streamed live on "Valley Football on ESPN" -- the league's co-branded digital network.

Three of Western's games will air on ESPN3 while the other six will appear on ESPN+ - the premium multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription streaming service from The Walt Disney Company's Direct-to-Consumer and International Group and ESPN.

Additionally, games that air on ESPN3 are eligible for consideration for ESPN's College Extra, and for the third-straight year, the MVFC will utilize DVSport instant replay during all of 40 of its conference games.

The Missouri Valley Football Conference's digital initiative is available through the redesigned ESPN App and features live-event programming on both ESPN3 and ESPN+. The new ESPN App gives fans a premier, all-in-one digital access point for everything ESPN offers -- 1) news, scores, highlights, and audio, 2) "TV Everywhere" streaming video and 3) ESPN+. The league's digital endeavor is part of its 10-year agreement with ESPN which runs through the 2023-24 academic year.

Western Illinois' ESPN3/ESPN+ Schedule
Sept. 15 | vs. Montana | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Sept. 29 | vs. Youngstown State | 3 p.m. | ESPN3/MVFC
Oct. 6 | at Illinois State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Oct. 13 | North Dakota State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Oct. 20 | at Missouri State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Oct. 27 | Northern Iowa | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Nov. 3 | at Southern Illinois | 1 p.m. | ESPN3/MVFC
Nov. 10 | at South Dakota | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Nov. 17 | Indiana State | 1 p.m. | ESPN3

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