# 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.
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. 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. The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result |
| March 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | ESPN2 | L 7–43 |
| March 20 | | Alcorn State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | | W 2–0 (forfeit) |
| April 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | ESPN3 | L 17–24 |
| April 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | | L 17–42 |
| All times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### At Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Tigers | 7 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 43 |
| 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 |
| Mississippi Valley State | Rushing | Darius Williams | 9 carries, 65 yards |
| Mississippi Valley State | Receiving | Jarius Clayton | 5 receptions, 35 yards |
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 14/27, 250 yards, 3 TDs |
| Jackson State | Rushing | Tyson Alexander | 6 carries, 136 yards, 3 TDs |
| Jackson State | Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Golden Lions | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Delta Devils | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 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 |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Rushing | Mattias Clark | 18 carries, 75 yards |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Receiving | Harry Ballard III | 5 receptions, 70 yards |
| Mississippi Valley State | Passing | Jalani Eason | 14/24, 104 yards |
| Mississippi Valley State | Rushing | Caleb Johnson | 13 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDs |
| Mississippi Valley State | Receiving | Malik Myers | 4 receptions, 56 yards |

### At Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| • Hornets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| 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 |
| Mississippi Valley State | Rushing | Jalani Eason | 20 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD |
| Mississippi Valley State | Receiving | Darius Williams | 2 receptions, 49 yards |
| Alabama State | Passing | Ryan Nettles | 20/34, 305 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Alabama State | Rushing | Ryan Nettles | 7 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD |
| Alabama State | Receiving | Jeremiah Hixon | 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD |