2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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.

2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–3 (1–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Vincent Dancy (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jared Powers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Derek Welch (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium (capacity: 10,000)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
March 14	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN2	L 7–43
March 20		Alcorn State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS		W 2–0 (forfeit)
April 3	3:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	ESPN3	L 17–24
April 10	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 17–42
All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Jackson State

Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State

1 2 3 4 Total Delta Devils 0 0 0 7 7 • Tigers 7 23 0 13 43 Date: March 14, 2021 Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes Game attendance: 22,000 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 11 MPH Television network: ESPN2

Scoring summary 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

See also: 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team

Over/under
JSU −17.5	55

Statistics	Mississippi Valley State	Jackson State
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

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Arkansas–Pine Bluff at Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Lions 0 17 0 7 24 Delta Devils 3 0 7 7 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 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

See also: 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Over/under
UAPB −18.0	58

Statistics	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Mississippi Valley State
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
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

At Alabama State

Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total Delta Devils 10 0 7 0 17 • Hornets 7 7 7 21 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 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

See also: 2020 Alabama State Hornets football team

Over/under
ALST –14.5	40

Statistics	Mississippi Valley State	Alabama State
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

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.