2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–10 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Vincent Dancy (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Maurice Flowers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Derek Welch (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
Jackson State		4	–	3					5	–	5
Alabama State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					1	–	10
West Division
Southern xy		6	–	1					7	–	4
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					5	–	6
Texas Southern		1	–	6					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Vincent Dancy, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–10 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the SWAC's East Division. Mississippi Valley State played home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Delta Devils were predicted to finish last in the East Division. ^[1]

Media poll

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Alcorn State	95
2	Alabama State	72
3	Jackson State	55
4	Alabama A&M	51
5	Mississippi Valley State	27

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Delta Devils had two players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

1st team

Quinn McElfresh – Sr. WR

Defense

1st team

Patrick Harbin – Sr. LB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at North Dakota *	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND	L 7–35	8,884
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Jacksonville State *	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 0–71	21,864
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 20–56	N/A
October 6	6:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman *	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	L 27–41	10,278
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–23	29,500
October 20	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 48–47 2OT
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–42	5,782
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	L 19–24	16,151
November 10	1:00 p.m.	Hampton *	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 39–54	1,408
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 14–42	1,879
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	L 24–31 OT	11,593
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	7	0	0	7
Fighting Hawks	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Gamecocks	15	21	21	14	71

See also: 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	10	17	14	15	56
Delta Devils	7	0	7	6	20

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

At Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

At Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils					0
Tigers					0

See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions					0
Delta Devils					0

See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

At Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils					0
Tigers					0

See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils					0
Tigers					0

See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates					0
Delta Devils					0

See also: 2018 Hampton Pirates football team

Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Delta Devils					0

See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils					0
Hornets					0

See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team and Turkey Day Classic

References

1. "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
2. "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2018". ESPN . Retrieved June 17, 2023.
3. "2018 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University . Retrieved June 17, 2023.