2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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).

2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
2019 record	2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Vincent Dancy (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Maurice Flowers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Derek Welch (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium (Capacity: 10,000)

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama State		4	–	2					5	–	5
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					7	–	5
Jackson State		3	–	4					4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern x		6	–	1					8	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		3	–	3					5	–	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State*	Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 20–26	13,458
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Lamar*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 20–23 ^OT	7,285
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman*	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	Youtube	L 6–22	6,487
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	Alcorn All Access	L 19–45	7,593
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	Youtube	W 31–23	3,289
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	UAPB All Access	L 6–38	6,225
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	ESPN3	L 28–31 ^OT	9,093
October 26	1:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	Youtube	W 35–14	2,679
November 2	1:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	Youtube	L 0–27	2,967
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	Youtube	L 0–40
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	Youtube	L 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	4	OT	Total
Delta Devils	0	7	6	7	0	20
Cardinals	0	7	3	10	3	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	4	OT	Total
Tigers	0	7	13	8	3	31
Delta Devils	7	14	0	7	0	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. "#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.