American college football season
The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Vincent Dancy, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–10 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the SWAC's East Division. Mississippi Valley State played home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi.
Preseason
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.[1]
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Dakota* | | | L 7–35 | 8,884 |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Jacksonville State* | | ESPN+ | L 0–71 | 21,864 |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | | | L 20–56 | N/A |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman* | | | L 27–41 | 10,278 |
October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | | | L 7–23 | 29,500 |
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Rice–Totten Stadium
- Itta Bena, MS
| | W 48–47 2OT | |
October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | | | L 14–42 | 5,782 |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | | | L 19–24 | 16,151 |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Hampton* | - Rice–Totten Stadium
- Itta Bena, MS
| | L 39–54 | 1,408 |
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | - Rice–Totten Stadium
- Itta Bena, MS
| | L 14–42 | 1,879 |
November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | | | L 24–31 OT | 11,593 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At North Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Delta Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Fighting Hawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
At Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 13 Gamecocks | 15 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 71 |
Alcorn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Braves | 10 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 |
Delta Devils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
At Bethune–Cookman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Delta Devils | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
Wildcats | 0 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
At Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Tigers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Golden Lions | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 47 |
Delta Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
At Texas Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
At Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Delta Devils | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
Tigers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Pirates | 28 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 54 |
Delta Devils | 7 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
Delta Devils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Alabama State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Delta Devils | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Hornets | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
References
- ^ "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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