2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2020 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 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils were led by third-year head coach Vincent Dancy and played their home games at Rice–Totten Stadium.

2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2020 record1–3 (1–3 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
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$  3 –0   5 –0  
Alabama State  3 –2   3 –3  
Jackson State  3 –2   4 –3  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –3   1 –3  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x  4 –0   4 –1  
Southern  4 –1   5 –1  
Prairie View A&M*  2 –1   2 –1  
Texas Southern  1 –2   1 –2  
Grambling State  0 –4   0 –4  
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
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.


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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
March 142:00 p.m.at Jackson State
ESPN2L 7–43
March 20Alcorn State
W 2–0 (forfeit)
April 33:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
ESPN3L 17–24
April 102:00 p.m.at Alabama State
L 17–42

[4]


Game summaries

at Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State
1 234Total
Delta Devils 0 007 7
• Tigers 7 23013 43
     
See also: 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team
Over/under
JSU −17.555
StatisticsMississippi Valley StateJackson State
First downs1521
Total yards271456
Rushing yards147153
Passing yards124303
Turnovers42
Time of possession34:0825:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Mississippi Valley StatePassingJalani Eason17/34, 117 yards, 1 INT
RushingDarius Williams9 carries, 65 yards
ReceivingJarius Clayton5 receptions, 35 yards
Jackson StatePassingJalon Jones14/27, 250 yards, 3 TDs
RushingTyson Alexander6 carries, 136 yards, 3 TDs
ReceivingDaylen Baldwin6 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs


Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Arkansas–Pine Bluff at Mississippi Valley State
1 234Total
• Golden Lions 0 1707 24
Delta Devils 3 077 17
  • Date: April 3, 2021
  • Location: Rice–Totten Stadium
    Itta Bena, MS
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 5 MPH
   
See also: 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
Over/under
UAPB −18.058
StatisticsArkansas–Pine BluffMississippi Valley State
First downs1613
Total yards334248
Rushing yards82144
Passing yards252104
Turnovers01
Time of possession29:4930:11
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Arkansas–Pine BluffPassingSkyler Perry23/42, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
RushingMattias Clark18 carries, 75 yards
ReceivingHarry Ballard III5 receptions, 70 yards
Mississippi Valley StatePassingJalani Eason14/24, 104 yards
RushingCaleb Johnson13 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingMalik Myers4 receptions, 56 yards


at Alabama State
Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State
1 234Total
Delta Devils 10 070 17
• Hornets 7 7721 42
  • Date: April 10, 2021
  • Location: New ASU Stadium
    Montgomery, AL
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
  • Game attendance: 12,345
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Showers • Wind: SSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Y. N. Myers
     
See also: 2020 Alabama State Hornets football team
Over/under
ALST –14.540
StatisticsMississippi Valley StateAlabama State
First downs1722
Total yards315466
Rushing yards169156
Passing yards146310
Turnovers42
Time of possession32:0327:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Mississippi Valley StatePassingJalani Eason16/28, 135 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingJalani Eason20 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingDarius Williams2 receptions, 49 yards
Alabama StatePassingRyan Nettles20/34, 305 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingRyan Nettles7 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJeremiah Hixon5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

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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