2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–3 (1–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJared Powers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDerek Welch (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Stadium
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

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. Led by third-year head coach Vincent Dancy, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–3 with an identical mark conference play, placing last out of fourt teams in the SWAC's East Division. Mississippi Valley State played home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

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.

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][5][6]

Game summaries

At Jackson State

Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State
1 234Total
Delta Devils 0 007 7
• Tigers 7 23013 43
     
Scoring summary
108:17JSUJalon Jones 19-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(13 plays, 95 yards, 5:14)		JSU 7–0
214:00JSUDaylen Baldwin 30-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)
(9 plays, 79 yards, 3:30)		JSU 13–0
09:55JSUDaylen Baldwin 38-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Jalon Jones two-point conversion pass to Kyland Richey)br/>(3 play, 62 yards, 0:53)JSU 21–0
07:47JSUDaylen Baldwin 20-yard pass form Jalon Jones (two-point conversion rush failed)
(2 plays, 20 yards, 0:17)		JSU 27–0
04:40JSUNoah Anderson 29-yard field goal
(5 plays, 29 yards, 2:22)		JSU 30–0
404:20MVSUJalani Eason 11-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick)
(3 plays, 24 yards, 1:30)		JSU 30–7
01:34JSUQuincy Casey 2-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(8 plays, 58 yards, 2:44)		JSU 37–7
00:25JSUJaumonie Crain 26-yard fumble returned (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)
(1 play, -9 yards, 0:10)		JSU 43–7
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
   
Scoring summary
110:00MVSUOrlando Fernandez 46-yard field goal
(6 plays, 39 yards, 3:08)		MVSU 3–0
214:56UAPBDeJuan Miller 8-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick)
(4 plays, 41 yards, 1:20)		UAPB 7–3
12:54UAPBJosh Wilkes 4-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick)br/>(7 play, 48 yards, 2:02)UAPB 14–3
00:02UAPBZach Piwniczka 17-yard field goal
(12 plays, 58 yards, 4:18)		UAPB 17–3
311:57MVSUCaleb Johnson 4-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick)
(7 plays, 76 yards, 2:54)		UAPB 17–10
407:55MVSUCaleb Johnson 50-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick)
(1 play, 50 yards, 0:08)		TIE 17–17
01:54UAPBTyrin Ralph 77-yard punt returned (Zach Piwniczka kick)
(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)		UAPB 24–17
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
     
Scoring summary
110:53MVSUOrlando Fernandez 26-yard field goal
(10 plays, 66 yards, 4:07)		MVSU 3–0
05:46ALSTMyles Crawley 3-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)
(3 plays, 14 yards, 1:07)		ALST 7–3
00:10MVSUJalani Eason 24-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick)
(6 plays, 54 yards, 2:55)		MVSU 10–7
214:32ALSTWallace Corker 59-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick)
(3 plays, 77 yards, 0:32)		ALST 14–10
304:59ALSTJeremiah Hixon 15-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick)
(4 plays, 80 yards, 1:57)		ALST 21–10
01:45MVSUMalik Myers 7-yard pass from Jalani Eason (Orlando Fernandez kick)
(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14)		ALST 21–17
412:59ALSTRyan Nettles 14-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)
(2 plays, 22 yards, 0:27)		ALST 28–17
09:13ALSTJahod Booker 14-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick)
(5 plays, 71 yards, 1:43)		ALST 35–17
01:00ALSTRobert Rivers 1-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)
(5 plays, 22 yards, 2:40)		ALST 42–17
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 (July 20, 2020). "SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring". AL.com. Retrieved July 21, 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 August 18, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 Delta Devil Football Schedule Release" (Press release). MVSU Athletics. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Spring 2021 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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