2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represents Mississippi Valley State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils are led by third-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).

2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Powers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDerek Welch (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M         
Alabama State         
Alcorn State         
Jackson State         
Mississippi Valley State         
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff         
Grambling State         
Prairie View A&M *         
Southern         
Texas Southern         
  • Note: SWAC playing a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.[1] The conference is formalizing plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.

Previous season

The Delta Devils finished the 2019 season 2–9, 1–6 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Preseason

Preseason polls

To be announced

Preseason all-SWAC teams

To be announced

Schedule

Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Nicholls, Sam Houston State, and Virginia–Lynchburg were canceled.[2] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[3]

DateOpponentSiteResult
February 27at Jackson State
March 6Alabama A&M
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
March 20Alcorn State
April 3Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
April 10at Alabama State
April 17at Texas Southern
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. Stephenson, Creg (20 July 2020). "SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring". AL.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. "SWAC Releases 2021 Spring Football Schedule". swac.org. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. "2020 Delta Devil Football Schedule Release" (Press release). MVSU Athletics. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
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