American college football season
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] At Jackson State [ edit ] Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State 1 2 3 4 Total Delta Devils 0 0 0 7 7 • Tigers 7 23 0 13 43
Scoring summary 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS Game start: 3:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: S 5 MPH Scoring summary 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 [ edit ] 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, 2021Location: New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 31 minutesGame attendance: 12,345Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Showers • Wind: SSW 10 MPH Referee: Y. N. Myers Scoring summary 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 [ edit ] ^ 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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