| 2020Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 1–3 (1–3 SWAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jared Powers (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Derek Welch (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Rice–Totten Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24Alabama 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team representedMississippi Valley State University as a member of the East Division of theSouthwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coachVincent 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 atRice–Totten Stadium inItta Bena, Mississippi.
On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to theCOVID-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.
Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games againstNicholls,Sam Houston State, andVirginia–Lynchburg were canceled.[2] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
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| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | atJackson State | ESPN2 | L 7–43 | |
| March 20 | Alcorn State | W 2–0 (forfeit) | |||
| April 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| ESPN3 | L 17–24 |
| April 10 | 2:00 p.m. | atAlabama State | L 17–42 | ||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| •Tigers | 7 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 43 |
| 1 | 08:17 | JSU | Jalon Jones 19-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick) (13 plays, 95 yards, 5:14) | JSU 7–0 |
| 2 | 14:00 | JSU | Daylen Baldwin 30-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak PAT failed) (9 plays, 79 yards, 3:30) | JSU 13–0 |
| 09:55 | JSU | Daylen 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 | |
| 07:47 | JSU | Daylen Baldwin 20-yard pass form Jalon Jones (two-point conversion rush failed) (2 plays, 20 yards, 0:17) | JSU 27–0 | |
| 04:40 | JSU | Noah Anderson 29-yard field goal (5 plays, 29 yards, 2:22) | JSU 30–0 | |
| 4 | 04:20 | MVSU | Jalani Eason 11-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (3 plays, 24 yards, 1:30) | JSU 30–7 |
| 01:34 | JSU | Quincy Casey 2-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick) (8 plays, 58 yards, 2:44) | JSU 37–7 | |
| 00:25 | JSU | Jaumonie Crain 26-yard fumble returned (Glenn Misiak PAT failed) (1 play, -9 yards, 0:10) | JSU 43–7 | |
| Over/under | |
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| JSU −17.5 | 55 |
| Statistics | Mississippi Valley State | Jackson State |
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| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 271 | 456 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 153 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 303 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:08 | 25:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State | Passing | Jalani Eason | 17/34, 117 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Darius Williams | 9 carries, 65 yards | |
| Receiving | Jarius Clayton | 5 receptions, 35 yards | |
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 14/27, 250 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Tyson Alexander | 6 carries, 136 yards, 3 TDs | |
| Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Golden Lions | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Delta Devils | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 1 | 10:00 | MVSU | Orlando Fernandez 46-yard field goal (6 plays, 39 yards, 3:08) | MVSU 3–0 |
| 2 | 14:56 | UAPB | DeJuan Miller 8-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick) (4 plays, 41 yards, 1:20) | UAPB 7–3 |
| 12:54 | UAPB | Josh Wilkes 4-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick)br/>(7 play, 48 yards, 2:02) | UAPB 14–3 | |
| 00:02 | UAPB | Zach Piwniczka 17-yard field goal (12 plays, 58 yards, 4:18) | UAPB 17–3 | |
| 3 | 11:57 | MVSU | Caleb Johnson 4-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (7 plays, 76 yards, 2:54) | UAPB 17–10 |
| 4 | 07:55 | MVSU | Caleb Johnson 50-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (1 play, 50 yards, 0:08) | TIE 17–17 |
| 01:54 | UAPB | Tyrin Ralph 77-yard punt returned (Zach Piwniczka kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | UAPB 24–17 | |
| Over/under | |
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| UAPB −18.0 | 58 |
| Statistics | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Mississippi Valley State |
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| First downs | 16 | 13 |
| Total yards | 334 | 248 |
| Rushing yards | 82 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 104 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:49 | 30:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing | Skyler Perry | 23/42, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Mattias Clark | 18 carries, 75 yards | |
| Receiving | Harry Ballard III | 5 receptions, 70 yards | |
| Mississippi Valley State | Passing | Jalani Eason | 14/24, 104 yards |
| Rushing | Caleb Johnson | 13 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Malik Myers | 4 receptions, 56 yards |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Delta Devils | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| •Hornets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| 1 | 10:53 | MVSU | Orlando Fernandez 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 4:07) | MVSU 3–0 |
| 05:46 | ALST | Myles Crawley 3-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick) (3 plays, 14 yards, 1:07) | ALST 7–3 | |
| 00:10 | MVSU | Jalani Eason 24-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (6 plays, 54 yards, 2:55) | MVSU 10–7 | |
| 2 | 14:32 | ALST | Wallace Corker 59-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick) (3 plays, 77 yards, 0:32) | ALST 14–10 |
| 3 | 04:59 | ALST | Jeremiah Hixon 15-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick) (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:57) | ALST 21–10 |
| 01:45 | MVSU | Malik Myers 7-yard pass from Jalani Eason (Orlando Fernandez kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) | ALST 21–17 | |
| 4 | 12:59 | ALST | Ryan Nettles 14-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick) (2 plays, 22 yards, 0:27) | ALST 28–17 |
| 09:13 | ALST | Jahod Booker 14-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:43) | ALST 35–17 | |
| 01:00 | ALST | Robert Rivers 1-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick) (5 plays, 22 yards, 2:40) | ALST 42–17 | |
| Over/under | |
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| ALST –14.5 | 40 |
| Statistics | Mississippi Valley State | Alabama State |
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| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Total yards | 315 | 466 |
| Rushing yards | 169 | 156 |
| Passing yards | 146 | 310 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:03 | 27:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State | Passing | Jalani Eason | 16/28, 135 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jalani Eason | 20 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Darius Williams | 2 receptions, 49 yards | |
| Alabama State | Passing | Ryan Nettles | 20/34, 305 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Ryan Nettles | 7 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Hixon | 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD |