2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represents Mississippi Valley State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils are led by third-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).

2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coachVincent Dancy (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJared Powers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDerek Welch (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M   –      –  
Alabama State   –      –  
Alcorn State   –      –  
Jackson State   –      –  
Mississippi Valley State   –      –  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –      –  
Grambling State   –      –  
Prairie View A&M*   –      –  
Southern   –      –  
Texas Southern   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Southwestern Athletic suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
As of August 14, 2020; 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.

Preseason

Preseason polls

To be announced

Preseason all-SWAC teams

To be announced

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]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19Alcorn State
September 26at Alabama State
October 3at Grambling State
October 10Alabama A&M
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
October 24Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
October 31at Jackson State
November 7at Texas Southern
November 21Prairie View A&M
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game

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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. "2020 Delta Devil Football Schedule Release" (Press release). MVSU Athletics. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
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