The 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented
Mississippi Valley State University
Mississippi Valley State University (MVSU, The Valley or Valley) is a public historically black university in Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi, adjacent to Itta Bena, Mississippi.Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates ...
(SWAC) during the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champio ...
. 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
Rice–Totten Stadium is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose stadium location in Itta Bena, Mississippi, United States. It serves as the home field of the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team of Mississippi Valley State University. The st ...
in
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,049 at the 2010 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase ''iti bina'', meaning "forest camp". Itta Bena is part of the Greenwood, Mississi ...
.
Preseason
SWAC football media day
During the SWAC football media day held in
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...
on July 13, 2018, the Delta Devils were predicted to finish last in the East Division.
Media poll
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
Game summaries
At North Dakota
At Jacksonville State
Alcorn State
At Bethune–Cookman
At Jackson State
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
At Texas Southern
At Grambling State
Hampton
Alabama A&M
At Alabama State
References
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Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are the college football team representing the Mississippi Valley State University. The Delta Devils play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic ...