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MVSU MVSU 0-1 , 0-1
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Winner Jackson State JSU 3-0 , 2-0
MVSU MVSU
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Jackson State JSU
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MVSU MVSU 0 0 0 7 7
JSU Jackson State 7 23 0 13 43

Game Recap: Football | | MVSU Communications - Demetrius Howse

Delta Devil Football Suffer Tough Loss at Jackson State

Itta Bena, Miss.- Mississippi Valley State Football team dropped a tough 43-7 decision to Jackson State on Sunday afternoon at Veternans Memorial Stadium.
 
Key Game Stats
  • Jalani Eason was 17-of-34 with 117 yards through the air with one interception along with 17 carries for 60-yards. Eason scored the only touchdown of the game for MVSU with his legs late in the fourth quarter. 
  • Dedarrian Williams was the leading rusher for the Delta Devils with 69 yards on nine carries. Williams longest run was 30 yards which came early in the second half.
  • The leading receiver, Jarius Clayton caught five passes for 35-yards.
  • Keonte' Daniels led the Delta Devils in tackles with eight, including one tackle for loss.
  • Senior Jerry Garner picked up where he left off over 15 months ago with the team's lone sack of the game along with four solo tackles.
  • Orlando Fernandez and his golden leg accounted for 5 punts of 216-yards, including a punt of 53-yards pinning the Tigers deep inside the 20-yard line on two different occasions. He also made a huge 4th down conversion on a fake punt where he gained 8-yards to give the Delta Devils a new set of downs.
 
How it Happened
  • Jacory Rankin opened the game with a 25-yard return to give the Delta Devils good field position on their opening drive. That drive was short lived ending in a missed field goal.
  • The Delta Devils gained 270 yards of total offense while the Tigers finished with a total of 456 yards.
  • MVSU went in the locker room trailing the Tigers by a score of 30-to-0.
  • The lone touchdown for the Delta Devils came late in the second half with a 11-yard run by QB Jalani Eason.
  • The Tigers accounted for 21 first downs to the Delta Devils total of 15.
  • The Delta Devils completed 50 percent of their fourth down opportunities' going 3-for-6.
  • Time of possession was also in favor of the Delta Devils where they held the ball for 34 minutes while Jackson State only having possession for 26 minutes.
  • The Delta Devil defense held the Tigers in check for majority of the second half only allowing one offensive score for the Tigers which came in the fourth quarter.
 
Next Up
The Delta Devils return home to Rice-Totten Stadium for a conference game against the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff on April 3, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.
 
 
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