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2019 Mississippi Valley State

2–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Mississippi Valley State in 2019, game by game: lost at Tennessee State 20–26; lost at Lamar 20–23; lost vs. Bethune-Cookman 6–22; lost at Alcorn State 19–45; won vs. Virginia Lynchburg 31–23; lost at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6–38; lost vs. Jackson State 28–31; won vs. Texas Southern 35–14; lost vs. Alabama State 0–27; lost vs. Grambling 0–40; lost at Alabama A&M 13–30+21−40Lost 20–26 at Tennessee State-6Tennessee StateLost 20–23 at Lamar-3LamarLost 6–22 vs. Bethune-Cookman-16Bethune-CookmanLost 19–45 at Alcorn State-26Alcorn StateWon 31–23 vs. Virginia Lynchburg+8Virginia Lynchb…Lost 6–38 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff-32Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 28–31 vs. Jackson State-3Jackson StateWon 35–14 vs. Texas Southern+21Texas SouthernLost 0–27 vs. Alabama State-27Alabama StateLost 0–40 vs. Grambling-40GramblingLost 13–30 at Alabama A&M-17Alabama A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atTennessee StateL 20–⁠2622%
Sep 7atLamarL 20–⁠2316%
Sep 21vsBethune-CookmanL 6–⁠2226%
Sep 28atAlcorn StateL 19–⁠4512%
Oct 5vsVirginia LynchburgW 31–⁠2359%
Oct 12atArkansas–Pine BluffL 6–⁠3824%
Oct 19vsJackson StateL 28–⁠3149%
Oct 26vsTexas SouthernW 35–⁠1458%
Nov 2vsAlabama StateL 0–⁠2739%
Nov 16vsGramblingL 0–⁠4018%
Nov 23atAlabama A&ML 13–⁠3018%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama A&M 30–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 9th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠319
Coach
—
Elo
1040 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−46.3 No. 117 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Maurice Flowers
Defensive coordinator
Derek Welch

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jalen Bell DT★★No. 2839

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive line12.00.791

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.

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alcorn State6–⁠19–⁠4
Southern6–⁠18–⁠5
Grambling6–⁠36–⁠5
Prairie View A&M4–⁠36–⁠5
Alabama State4–⁠35–⁠6
Alabama A&M4–⁠47–⁠5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠46–⁠5
Jackson State3–⁠54–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠62–⁠9
Texas Southern0–⁠70–⁠11

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