2024 Mississippi Valley State
1–11 (1–7 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Florida A&M 24–21Nov 16
By 3 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Alabama A&M 35–49Nov 23
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Tennessee State | L 21–41 | 30% |
| Sep 7 | at Lamar | L 14–28 | 28% |
| Sep 14 | at Murray State | L 8–59 | 34% |
| Sep 21 | at Nicholls | L 0–66 | 20% |
| Sep 28 | vs Alcorn State | L 21–42 | 34% |
| Oct 12 | at Alabama State | L 17–54 | 16% |
| Oct 19 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 10–20 | 45% |
| Oct 26 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 21–35 | 29% |
| Nov 2 | vs Prairie View A&M | L 16–17 | 30% |
| Nov 9 | at Jackson State | L 14–51 | 6% |
| Nov 16 | at Florida A&M | W 24–21 | 7% |
| Nov 23 | vs Alabama A&M | L 35–49 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alabama A&M 49–35; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 1–11
- Conference
- 1–7 12th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 201–483
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1027 −128 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −50.4 No. 125 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 161
- Offensive coordinator
- Eli Johnson
- Defensive coordinator
- Jesse Thompson
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Hubert Caliste Jr. TE | ★★★ | No. 1252 |
| Joe Williams RB | ★★★ | No. 1794 |
| Prince Ijioma S | ||
| Semaj’Dre Gasaway S |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.844 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.860 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.852 |
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.
Transfers in 0
The 2024 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 3
 Lucas Banks DL | ★★★ | to  Arkansas State |
| Jaquez Pennimon S | ★★★ | to Valdosta State |
| Jayren Fox LB | to  Florida A&M |
2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 9–1 | 12–2 | |
 Southern | 7–2 | 8–5 | |
| Alabama State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Florida A&M | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Alcorn State | 5–3 | 6–6 | |
| Alabama A&M | 4–4 | 6–6 | |
 Texas Southern | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
 Grambling | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–6 | 3–9 | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 2–6 | 2–10 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.