2022 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2022 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 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Vincent Dancy in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SWAC's East Division. Mississippi Valley State played home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

2022 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–9 (2–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Vincent Dancy (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kenton Evans (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Javier Gonzalez (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium

2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 16 Jackson State xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Florida A&M		7	–	1					9	–	2
Alabama State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		4	–	4					4	–	7
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					2	–	9
Mississippi Valley State		2	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy		5	–	3					7	–	5
Prairie View A&M x		5	–	3					6	–	5
Alcorn State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		4	–	4					5	–	6
Grambling State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					3	–	8
Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State*	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	L 13–29	10,127
September 10	3:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay*	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 0–41	4,516
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Delta State*	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	L 17–28	3,208
September 24	3:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	L 7–49	28,265
October 1	5:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 7–34	10,699
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	L 7–30	6,700
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		L 9–24	10,123
October 22	3:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	HBCU Go	L 35–45	3,909
November 3	6:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	ESPNU	W 30–20	2,341
November 12	6:00 p.m.	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	L 7–27	17,776
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 27–7	3,097
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Games summaries

At Tarleton State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	7	6	13
Texans	7	9	3	10	29

See also: 2022 Tarleton State Texans football team

At Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Governors	21	20	0	0	41

See also: 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team

Delta State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Statesman	5	13	7	3	28
Delta Devils	0	0	10	7	17

No. 11 Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	7	0	0	0	7
No. 11 JSU Tigers	14	7	21	7	49

See also: 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team

At Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	7	0	0	0	7
Rattlers	7	7	10	10	34

See also: 2022 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	7	7	0	16	30
Delta Devils	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2022 Alcorn State Braves football team

At Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	3	0	6	9
Hornets	7	10	0	7	24

See also: 2022 Alabama State Hornets football team

Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	6	15	17	7	45
Delta Devils	7	0	21	7	35

See also: 2022 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
A&M Bulldogs	0	7	7	6	20
Delta Devils	7	10	13	0	30

See also: 2022 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	7	0	7
Jaguars	7	13	7	0	27

See also: 2022 Southern Jaguars football team

Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	0	0	7
Delta Devils	0	0	17	10	27

See also: 2022 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team