Vincent Dancy

Vincent Dancy is an American football coach, currently a defensive analyst at the University of Colorado. He is the former head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University, a position he has held from 2018 until 2022.

Vincent Dancy
Current position
TitleDefensive analyst
TeamColorado
ConferencePac-12
Playing career
2002–2005Jackson State
Position(s)Linebacker, safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2013Jackson State (assistant)
2014Paine (DC)
2015–2017Mississippi Valley State (DC)
2018–2022Mississippi Valley State
2023–presentColorado (DA)
Head coaching record
Overall10–38

Early years

Dancy played football at Jackson State, where he was an All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) performer.[1]

Coaching career

Dancy was the defensive coordinator for one season at Paine College before joining Rick Comegy's staff at Mississippi Valley State University in 2015.[2]

Dancy was named the interim head coach at Mississippi Valley State on November 20, 2017, when the university announced they would not renew Comegy's contract.[3][4] On January 2, 2018, the "interim" tag was removed from Dancy's name, and he was named the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State.[5]

Head coaching record
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi Valley State (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2018–2022)
2018 Mississippi Valley State 1–101–65th (East)
2019 Mississippi Valley State 2–91–65th (East)
2020 Mississippi Valley State 1–31–34th (East)
2021 Mississippi Valley State 4–73–5T–4th (East)
2022 Mississippi Valley State 2–92–6T–5th (East)
Mississippi Valley State: 10–388–26
Total:10–38

References
  1. McLaughlin, Brian. "FCS: Mississippi Valley State Looks To Rebuild With Returning Talent". HERO Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. Gaither, Steven J. (December 19, 2017). "Mississippi Valley goes young with coaching hire". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. Williams, Angela (November 20, 2017). "Comegy will not return to coach next season at MVSU". WAPT. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. "Comegy not returning as head football coach". Mississippi Valley State University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. Cleveland, Tyler. "Valley takes 'interim' tag off of football coach Vincent Dancy". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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