2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
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
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 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		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 represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Vincent Dancy, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9 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

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	Spinks-Casem 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	Simmons Bank Field 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 All times are in Central time

^{[2] [3] [4]}

Game summaries

At Tennessee State

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

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Lamar

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Delta Devils	0	7	6	7	0	20
Cardinals	0	7	3	10	3	23

See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

Bethune–Cookman

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

See also: 2019 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

At Alcorn State

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

See also: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

Virginia–Lynchburg

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

See also: Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons football

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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

See also: 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tigers	0	7	13	8	3	31
Delta Devils	7	14	0	7	0	28

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team

Texas Southern

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

See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Alabama State

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

See also: 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team

Grambling State

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

See also: 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team

At Alabama A&M

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

See also: 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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.
3. "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2019". ESPN . Retrieved June 17, 2023.
4. "2019 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University . Retrieved June 17, 2023.