2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
The 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represents Mississippi Valley State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils are led by first-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).
| 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| East Division | |
| 2018 record | 1–10 (1–6 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Maurice Flowers (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Derek Welch (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Rice–Totten Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State x$ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Delta Devils finished the 2017 season 2–9, 1–6 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
On November 20, it was announced that head coach Rick Comegy's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Mississippi Valley State with a four-year record of 6–38.
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.[2]
Media poll
| East Division | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 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 |
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| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Dakota* | L 7–35 | 8,884 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Jacksonville State* | L 0–71 | 21,864 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | L 20–56 | N/A | |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman* | L 27–41 | 10,278 | |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | L 7–23 | 29,500 | |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 48–47 2OT | |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | L 14–42 | 5,782 | |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | L 19–24 | 16,151 | |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Hampton* |
| L 39–54 | 1,408 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M |
| L 14–42 | 1,879 |
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | L 24–31 OT | 11,593 | |
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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 |
at Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 13 Gamecocks | 15 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 71 |
Alcorn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Braves | 10 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 |
| Delta Devils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Bethune–Cookman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Devils | 0 | ||||
| Wildcats | 0 |
at Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Devils | 0 | ||||
| Tigers | 0 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Lions | 0 | ||||
| Delta Devils | 0 |
at Texas Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Devils | 0 | ||||
| Tigers | 0 |
at Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Devils | 0 | ||||
| Tigers | 0 |
Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pirates | 0 | ||||
| Delta Devils | 0 |
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | ||||
| Delta Devils | 0 |
at Alabama State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Delta Devils | 0 | ||||
| Hornets | 0 |