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2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Vincent Dancy, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–10 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.

2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–10 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMaurice Flowers (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDerek Welch (1st season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 – 1     9 – 4  
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Preseason edit

SWAC football media day edit

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.[1]

Media poll edit

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
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 edit

The Delta Devils had two players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense edit

1st team

Quinn McElfresh – Sr. WR

Defense edit

1st team

Patrick Harbin – Sr. LB

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at North Dakota*
L 7–358,884
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 13 Jacksonville State*
ESPN+L 0–7121,864
September 226:00 p.m.Alcorn State
L 20–56N/A
October 66:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman*
L 27–4110,278
October 132:00 p.m.at Jackson State
L 7–2329,500
October 202:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff 
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 48–47 2OT
October 272:00 p.m.at Texas Southern
L 14–425,782
November 32:00 p.m.at Grambling State
L 19–2416,151
November 101:00 p.m.Hampton*
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 39–541,408
November 171:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 14–421,879
November 221:00 p.m.at Alabama State
L 24–31 OT11,593
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3]

Game summaries edit

At North Dakota edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 7 0 0 7
Fighting Hawks 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2018 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team

At Jacksonville State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 0 0 0
No. 13 Gamecocks 15 21 21 14 71
See also: 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Alcorn State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 10 17 14 15 56
Delta Devils 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

At Bethune–Cookman edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 7 7 6 7 27
Wildcats 0 28 6 7 41
See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

At Jackson State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 7 0 7
Tigers 14 6 0 3 23
See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff edit

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Golden Lions 0 17 10 776 47
Delta Devils 0 6 7 2177 48
See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

At Texas Southern edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 7 7 14
Tigers 7 14 7 14 42
See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

At Grambling State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 6 7 6 0 19
Tigers 3 14 7 0 24
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team

Hampton edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 28 12 14 0 54
Delta Devils 7 17 7 8 39
See also: 2018 Hampton Pirates football team

Alabama A&M edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 21 14 0 42
Delta Devils 7 0 7 0 14
See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Alabama State edit

1 2 3 4OT Total
Delta Devils 7 7 10 00 24
Hornets 7 7 0 107 31
See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team and Turkey Day Classic

References edit

  1. ^ "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
  2. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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