2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMaurice Flowers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDerek Welch (2nd season)
Home stadium Rice–Totten Stadium
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 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.

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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 finishTeamVotes
1Alcorn State92
2Alabama A&M70
3Jackson State61
4Alabama State47
5Mississippi Valley State30
West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Southern90
2Prairie View A&M78
3Grambling State74
4Texas Southern34
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff24

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 Bluff UAPB All AccessL 6–386,225
October 192:00 p.m. Jackson State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
ESPN3 L 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 0–401,978
November 231:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M YoutubeL 13–301,235

[2] [3] [4]

Game summaries

At Tennessee State

1234Total
Delta Devils067720
Tigers7310626

At Lamar

1234OTTotal
Delta Devils0767020
Cardinals07310323

Bethune–Cookman

1234Total
Wildcats2130722
Delta Devils60006

At Alcorn State

1234Total
Delta Devils0136019
Braves71417745

Virginia–Lynchburg

1234Total
Dragons077923
Delta Devils7107731

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1234Total
Delta Devils60006
Golden Lions71471038

Jackson State

1234OTTotal
Tigers07138331
Delta Devils71407028

Texas Southern

1234Total
Tigers700714
Delta Devils01361635

Alabama State

1234Total
Hornets01410327
Delta Devils00000

Grambling State

1234Total
Tigers143101340
Delta Devils00000

At Alabama A&M

1234Total
Delta Devils700613
Bulldogs7210230

References

  1. 1 2 "#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.