American college football season
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
East Division |
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$ | | 3 | – | 0 | | | | | 5 | – | 0 | |
Alabama State | | 3 | – | 2 | | | | | 3 | – | 3 | |
Jackson State | | 3 | – | 2 | | | | | 4 | – | 3 | |
Mississippi Valley State | | 1 | – | 3 | | | | | 1 | – | 3 | |
West Division |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x | | 4 | – | 0 | | | | | 4 | – | 1 | |
Southern | | 4 | – | 1 | | | | | 5 | – | 1 | |
Prairie View A&M* | | 2 | – | 1 | | | | | 2 | – | 1 | |
Texas Southern | | 1 | – | 2 | | | | | 1 | – | 2 | |
Grambling State | | 0 | – | 4 | | | | | 0 | – | 4 | |
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33 |
- $ – Conference champion
- x – Division champion/co-champions
- Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
* – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll |
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.[1] 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.[2] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[3]
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Game summaries
At Jackson State
Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | • Tigers | 7 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 43 | |
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| 1 | 08:17 | JSU | Jalon Jones 19-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick) (13 plays, 95 yards, 5:14) | JSU 7–0 | | 2 | 14:00 | JSU | Daylen Baldwin 30-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak PAT failed) (9 plays, 79 yards, 3:30) | JSU 13–0 | 09:55 | JSU | Daylen Baldwin 38-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Jalon Jones two-point conversion pass to Kyland Richey)br/>(3 play, 62 yards, 0:53) | JSU 21–0 | 07:47 | JSU | Daylen Baldwin 20-yard pass form Jalon Jones (two-point conversion rush failed) (2 plays, 20 yards, 0:17) | JSU 27–0 | 04:40 | JSU | Noah Anderson 29-yard field goal (5 plays, 29 yards, 2:22) | JSU 30–0 | | 4 | 04:20 | MVSU | Jalani Eason 11-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (3 plays, 24 yards, 1:30) | JSU 30–7 | 01:34 | JSU | Quincy Casey 2-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick) (8 plays, 58 yards, 2:44) | JSU 37–7 | 00:25 | JSU | Jaumonie Crain 26-yard fumble returned (Glenn Misiak PAT failed) (1 play, -9 yards, 0:10) | JSU 43–7 | |
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 |
Rushing | Darius Williams | 9 carries, 65 yards |
Receiving | Jarius Clayton | 5 receptions, 35 yards |
Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 14/27, 250 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Tyson Alexander | 6 carries, 136 yards, 3 TDs |
Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Arkansas–Pine Bluff at Mississippi Valley State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Golden Lions | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 | Delta Devils | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | - Date: April 3, 2021
- Location: Rice–Totten Stadium
Itta Bena, MS - Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
- Game attendance: 0
- Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 5 MPH
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| 1 | 10:00 | MVSU | Orlando Fernandez 46-yard field goal (6 plays, 39 yards, 3:08) | MVSU 3–0 | | 2 | 14:56 | UAPB | DeJuan Miller 8-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick) (4 plays, 41 yards, 1:20) | UAPB 7–3 | 12:54 | UAPB | Josh Wilkes 4-yard pass from Skyler Perry (Zach Piwniczka kick)br/>(7 play, 48 yards, 2:02) | UAPB 14–3 | 00:02 | UAPB | Zach Piwniczka 17-yard field goal (12 plays, 58 yards, 4:18) | UAPB 17–3 | | 3 | 11:57 | MVSU | Caleb Johnson 4-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (7 plays, 76 yards, 2:54) | UAPB 17–10 | | 4 | 07:55 | MVSU | Caleb Johnson 50-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (1 play, 50 yards, 0:08) | TIE 17–17 | 01:54 | UAPB | Tyrin Ralph 77-yard punt returned (Zach Piwniczka kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | UAPB 24–17 | |
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 |
Rushing | Mattias Clark | 18 carries, 75 yards |
Receiving | Harry Ballard III | 5 receptions, 70 yards |
Mississippi Valley State | Passing | Jalani Eason | 14/24, 104 yards |
Rushing | Caleb Johnson | 13 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDs |
Receiving | Malik Myers | 4 receptions, 56 yards |
At Alabama State
Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Delta Devils | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | • Hornets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 42 | - Date: April 10, 2021
- Location: New ASU Stadium
Montgomery, AL - Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutes
- Game attendance: 12,345
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Showers • Wind: SSW 10 MPH
- Referee: Y. N. Myers
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| 1 | 10:53 | MVSU | Orlando Fernandez 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 4:07) | MVSU 3–0 | 05:46 | ALST | Myles Crawley 3-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick) (3 plays, 14 yards, 1:07) | ALST 7–3 | 00:10 | MVSU | Jalani Eason 24-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick) (6 plays, 54 yards, 2:55) | MVSU 10–7 | | 2 | 14:32 | ALST | Wallace Corker 59-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick) (3 plays, 77 yards, 0:32) | ALST 14–10 | | 3 | 04:59 | ALST | Jeremiah Hixon 15-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick) (4 plays, 80 yards, 1:57) | ALST 21–10 | 01:45 | MVSU | Malik Myers 7-yard pass from Jalani Eason (Orlando Fernandez kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) | ALST 21–17 | | 4 | 12:59 | ALST | Ryan Nettles 14-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick) (2 plays, 22 yards, 0:27) | ALST 28–17 | 09:13 | ALST | Jahod Booker 14-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:43) | ALST 35–17 | 01:00 | ALST | Robert Rivers 1-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick) (5 plays, 22 yards, 2:40) | ALST 42–17 | |
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 |
Rushing | Jalani Eason | 20 carries, 121 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Darius Williams | 2 receptions, 49 yards |
Alabama State | Passing | Ryan Nettles | 20/34, 305 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ryan Nettles | 7 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jeremiah Hixon | 5 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD |
References
- ^ Stephenson, Creg (July 20, 2020). "SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring". AL.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ "SWAC Releases 2021 Spring Football Schedule". swac.org. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Delta Devil Football Schedule Release" (Press release). MVSU Athletics. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Spring 2021 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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