# 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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
### SWAC football media day

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.

#### Media poll

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 |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Dakota* | Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND | | L 7–35 | 8,884 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Jacksonville State* | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | L 0–71 | 21,864 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | | L 20–56 | N/A |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman* | Daytona StadiumDaytona Beach, FL | | L 27–41 | 10,278 |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | L 7–23 | 29,500 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | | W 48–47 $^{2OT}$ | |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas Southern | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | | L 14–42 | 5,782 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | | L 19–24 | 16,151 |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Hampton* | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | | L 39–54 | 1,408 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | | L 14–42 | 1,879 |
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic) | | L 24–31 $^{OT}$ | 11,593 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## 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 |