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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
(Capacity: 10,000)
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

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).

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
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 306:00 p.m.at North Dakota*
L 7–358,884
September 86:00 p.m.at No. 13 Jacksonville State*
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 Bluffdagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at North Dakota

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

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

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

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0
Wildcats 0
See also: 2018 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

at Jackson State

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

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Delta Devils 0
See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

at Texas Southern

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

at Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0
Tigers 0
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team

Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0
Delta Devils 0
See also: 2018 Hampton Pirates football team

Alabama A&M

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

at Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0
Hornets 0
See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team and Turkey Day Classic

References

  1. ^ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/2017/11/20/mississippi-valley-state-rick-comegy-part-ways-after-four-seasons/881303001/
  2. ^ http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx
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