2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2019 record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMaurice Flowers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDerek Welch (2nd season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 1     9 4  
Alabama A&M   4 3     7 5  
Alabama State   4 3     5 6  
Jackson State   3 4     4 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     2 9  
West Division
Southern x   6 1     8 5  
Prairie View A&M   4 3     6 5  
Grambling State   4 3     6 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   3 4     6 5  
Texas Southern   0 7     0 11  
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represents Mississippi Valley State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils are led by second-year head coach Vincent Dancy and play their home games at Rice–Totten Stadium as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season[]

The Delta Devils finished the 2018 season 1–10, 1–6 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Preseason[]

Preseason polls[]

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Delta Devils were picked to finish in fifth place in the East Division.[1]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Alcorn State 92
2 Alabama A&M 70
3 Jackson State 61
4 Alabama State 47
5 Mississippi Valley State 30
West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Southern 90
2 Prairie View A&M 78
3 Grambling State 74
4 Texas Southern 34
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24

Preseason all-SWAC teams[]

The Delta Devils did not place any players on the preseason all-SWAC teams.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at Tennessee State*ESPN+L 20–2613,458
September 76:00 p.m.at Lamar*ESPN+L 20–23 OT7,285
September 216:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman*YoutubeL 6–226,487
September 286:00 p.m.at Alcorn State
Alcorn All AccessL 19–457,593
October 53:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
YoutubeW 31–233,289
October 121:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffUAPB All AccessL 6–386,225
October 192:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
ESPN3L 28–31 OT9,093
October 261:00 p.m.Texas Southern
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
YoutubeW 35–142,679
November 21:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
YoutubeL 0–272,967
November 161:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
YoutubeL 0–40
November 231:00 p.m.at Alabama A&MYoutubeL 13–30
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries[]

at Tennessee State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 6 7 7 20
Tigers 7 3 10 6 26

at Lamar[]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Delta Devils 0 7 6 70 20
Cardinals 0 7 3 103 23

Bethune–Cookman[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 2 13 0 7 22
Delta Devils 6 0 0 0 6

at Alcorn State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 13 6 0 19
Braves 7 14 17 7 45

Virginia–Lynchburg[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Dragons 0 7 7 9 23
Delta Devils 7 10 7 7 31

at Arkansas–Pine Bluff[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 6 0 0 0 6
Golden Lions 7 14 7 10 38

Jackson State[]

1 2 3 4OT Total
Tigers 0 7 13 83 31
Delta Devils 7 14 0 70 28

Texas Southern[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 0 0 7 14
Delta Devils 0 13 6 16 35

Alabama State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 14 10 3 27
Delta Devils 0 0 0 0 0

Grambling State[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 14 3 10 13 40
Delta Devils 0 0 0 0 0

at Alabama A&M[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 7 0 0 6 13
Bulldogs 7 21 0 2 30

References[]

  1. ^ a b "#SWACMD19: SWAC Releases 2019 Preseason All-SWAC Football Teams and Predicted Order of Finish". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mississippi Valley State's 2019 Football Schedule Released" (Press release). MVSU Athletics. March 8, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
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