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2018 Mississippi Valley State

1–⁠10 (1–⁠6 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Mississippi Valley State in 2018, game by game: lost at North Dakota 7–35; lost at Jacksonville State 0–71; lost vs. Alcorn State 20–56; lost at Bethune-Cookman 27–41; lost at Jackson State 7–23; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 48–47; lost at Texas Southern 14–42; lost at Grambling 19–24; lost vs. Hampton 39–54; lost vs. Alabama A&M 14–42; lost at Alabama State 24–31+7−71Lost 7–35 at North Dakota-28North DakotaLost 0–71 at Jacksonville State-71Jacksonville St…Lost 20–56 vs. Alcorn State-36Alcorn StateLost 27–41 at Bethune-Cookman-14Bethune-CookmanLost 7–23 at Jackson State-16Jackson StateWon 48–47 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+1Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 14–42 at Texas Southern-28Texas SouthernLost 19–24 at Grambling-5GramblingLost 39–54 vs. Hampton-15HamptonLost 14–42 vs. Alabama A&M-28Alabama A&MLost 24–31 at Alabama State-7Alabama State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNorth DakotaL 7–⁠3524%
Sep 8atJacksonville StateL 0–⁠7110%
Sep 22vsAlcorn StateL 20–⁠5626%
Oct 6atBethune-CookmanL 27–⁠4117%
Oct 13atJackson StateL 7–⁠2327%
Oct 20vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 48–⁠4752%
Oct 27atTexas SouthernL 14–⁠4238%
Nov 3atGramblingL 19–⁠2410%
Nov 10vsHamptonL 39–⁠5425%
Nov 17vsAlabama A&ML 14–⁠4228%
Nov 22atAlabama StateL 24–⁠3124%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama State 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 8th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠466
Coach
—
Elo
1006 −122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−53.0 No. 125 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 213
Offensive coordinator
Maurice Flowers
Defensive coordinator
Derek Welch

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Caleb Johnson RB★★No. 2396

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.795

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alcorn State8–⁠19–⁠4
Southern6–⁠27–⁠4
Grambling5–⁠36–⁠5
Alabama A&M5–⁠35–⁠5
Jackson State4–⁠35–⁠5
Prairie View A&M4–⁠35–⁠6
Alabama State3–⁠43–⁠7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠61–⁠10
Texas Southern1–⁠71–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.