2013 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2013 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils were led by fourth year head coach Karl Morgan and played their home games at Rice–Totten Field. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2013 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2013 record2–9 (2–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Jackson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKarl Morgan (4th season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Field
(Capacity: 10,000)
2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Jackson State xy  8 –1     8 –4  
Alcorn State  7 –2     9 –3  
Alabama State*  7 –2     8 –4  
Alabama A&M  4 –5     4 –8  
Mississippi Valley State*  2 –7     2 –9  
West
Southern xy$  7 –2     9 –4  
Prairie View A&M  5 –4     6 –6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 –7     2 –9  
Texas Southern*  2 –7     2 –9  
Grambling State  1 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 2OT
December 7, 2013
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Texas Southern was ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014)
    • Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State were ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions, pending appeal
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Mississippi Valley State entered the season with a new offensive coordinator Karl Morgan, who was in his third season overall with the staff, after former offensive coordinator Ramon Flanigan became the head coach at The Lincoln University.[1] On Media Day, Mississippi Valley State State was picked to finish fourth in the Eastern Division of the SWAC. They had two players, Defensive Lineman Robert Simpson and Defensive Back Kevin Euegene, selected to the Pre-Season All-SWAC 1st Team Defense.[2] 2 additional players: wide receiver Julian Staford and offensive lineman Antonio Griggs, were selected as part of the All-SWAC 2nd Team Offense.

They finished the season 2–9, 2–7 in SWAC play.

Media

All Delta Devils games will once again be carried live on WVSD radio and can be heard online through Christiannet Cast.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 110:45 amvs. Florida A&M*
ESPNUL 10–2724,376
September 71:00 pmDelta State*
L 14–242,139
September 142:00 pmat Alcorn State
L 28–352,565
September 211:00 pmSouthern
  • Rice–Totten Field
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 7–173,986
October 52:00 pmat Alabama A&M
W 28–912,873
October 122:00 pmJackson State
  • Rice–Totten Field
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 17–2610,042
October 192:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
L 14–5112,000
October 262:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Rice–Totten Field
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 18–388,632
November 22:00 pmat Grambling State
L 40–4710,155
November 91:00 pmTexas Southern
  • Rice–Totten Field
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 20–172,706
November 161:00 pmAlabama State
  • Rice–Totten Field
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 7–191,873

[3]

References
  1. Howard, Brian (April 30, 2013). "Ramon Flanigan Introduced as The Lincoln University Head Coach". Lincoln University Football. Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  2. beepbeep (July 16, 2013). "2013 Pre-Season All SWAC Football". Blogger. Washington D.C. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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