2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–10 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Vincent Dancy (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Maurice Flowers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Derek Welch (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
Jackson State		4	–	3					5	–	5
Alabama State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					1	–	10
West Division
Southern xy		6	–	1					7	–	4
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					5	–	6
Texas Southern		1	–	6					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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.

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.^[1]

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

The Delta Devils had two players selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

1st team

Quinn McElfresh – Sr. WR

1st team

Patrick Harbin – Sr. LB

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

^[2][3]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	7	0	0	7
Fighting Hawks	14	7	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	0	0	0
No. 13 Gamecocks	15	21	21	14	71

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	10	17	14	15	56
Delta Devils	7	0	7	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	7	7	6	7	27
Wildcats	0	28	6	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	7	0	7
Tigers	14	6	0	3	23

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	7	7	14
Tigers	7	14	7	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	6	7	6	0	19
Tigers	3	14	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	28	12	14	0	54
Delta Devils	7	17	7	8	39

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	14	0	42
Delta Devils	7	0	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Delta Devils	7	7	10	0	0	24
Hornets	7	7	0	10	7	31