# 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2019 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 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Vincent Dancy, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9 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
### Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Delta Devils were picked to finish in fifth place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Alcorn State | 92 |
| 2 | Alabama A&M | 70 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 61 |
| 4 | Alabama State | 47 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 30 |
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Southern | 90 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 78 |
| 3 | Grambling State | 74 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 34 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 24 |

### Preseason all-SWAC teams

The Delta Devils did not place any players on the preseason all-SWAC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State* | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ | L 20–26 | 13,458 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Lamar* | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN+ | L 20–23 $^{OT}$ | 7,285 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Bethune–Cookman* | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | Youtube | L 6–22 | 6,487 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | Spinks-Casem StadiumLorman, MS | Alcorn All Access | L 19–45 | 7,593 |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | Youtube | W 31–23 | 3,289 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | UAPB All Access | L 6–38 | 6,225 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Jackson State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | ESPN3 | L 28–31 $^{OT}$ | 9,093 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | Youtube | W 35–14 | 2,679 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Alabama State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | Youtube | L 0–27 | 2,967 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | Youtube | L 0–40 | 1,978 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | Youtube | L 13–30 | 1,235 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Tigers | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 26 |

### At Lamar

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |

### Bethune–Cookman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Delta Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### At Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Braves | 7 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 45 |

### Virginia–Lynchburg

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dragons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Delta Devils | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### Jackson State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| Delta Devils | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Texas Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 35 |

### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 14 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 30 |