Vincent Dancy
{{short description|American football coach (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Vincent Dancy
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| current_title = Defensive ends coach
| current_team = Mississippi State
| current_conference = SEC
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|10}}
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| alma_mater = Jackson State University (2006)
| player_years1 = 2002–2005
| player_team1 = Jackson State
| player_positions = Linebacker, safety
| coach_years1 = 2009–2011
| coach_team1 = Jackson State (GA)
| coach_years2 = 2012–2013
| coach_team2 = Jackson State (S)
| coach_years3 = 2014
| coach_years4 = 2015–2017
| coach_team4 = Mississippi Valley State (DC)
| coach_years5 = 2018–2022
| coach_team5 = Mississippi Valley State
| coach_years6 = 2023
| coach_team6 = Colorado (DQC)
| coach_years7 = 2024
| coach_team7 = Colorado (DE)
| coach_years8 = 2025–present
| coach_team8 = Mississippi State (DE)
| overall_record = 10–38
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Vincent Dancy (born March 10, 1984) is an American college football coach. He is the currently the defensive ends coach for Mississippi State University. He was the head football coach for Mississippi Valley State University from 2018 to 2022. He also coached for Jackson State—his alma mater—and Paine.
Early years
Dancy was a standout at Noxubee County High School and played college football at Jackson State, where he was an All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) performer.{{Cite web|url=https://herosports.com/fcs/football-2018-preseason-preview-mississippi-valley-state-ajaj|title=FCS: Mississippi Valley State Looks To Rebuild With Returning Talent|last=McLaughlin|first=Brian|website=HERO Sports|language=en-us|access-date=October 14, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/jackson-state/2018/01/25/valley-vincent-dancy-tackles-college-footballs-hardest-job/1064778001/|title=At Valley, Vincent Dancy tackles college football's hardest job|website=The Clarion-Ledger|first=Tyler|last=Cleveland|date=January 25, 2018|access-date=June 18, 2025}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://hbcugameday.com/2017/12/19/mississippi-valley-state-goes-young-with-coaching-hire/|title=Mississippi Valley goes young with coaching hire|last=Gaither|first=Steven J.|date=December 19, 2017|website=HBCU Gameday|language=en-US|access-date=October 14, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wapt.com/article/comegy-will-not-return-to-coach-next-season-at-mvsu/13811041|title=Comegy will not return to coach next season at MVSU|last=Williams|first=Angela|date=November 20, 2017|website=WAPT|language=en|access-date=October 14, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://mvsusports.com/news/2017/11/20/comegy-not-returning-as-head-football-coach.aspx|title=Comegy not returning as head football coach|website=Mississippi Valley State University Athletics|language=en|access-date=October 14, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/jackson-state/2017/12/19/valley-takes-interim-tag-off-football-coach-vincent-dancy/966873001/|title=Valley takes 'interim' tag off of football coach Vincent Dancy|last=Cleveland|first=Tyler|website=The Clarion Ledger|language=en|access-date=October 14, 2019}}
Head coaching record
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Mississippi Valley State
| conf = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2018
| endyear = 2022
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2018
| name = Mississippi Valley State
| overall = 1–10
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 5th (East)
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| ranking = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2019
| name = Mississippi Valley State
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 1–6
| confstanding = 5th (East)
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| ranking = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2020–21
| name = Mississippi Valley State
| overall = 1–3
| conference = 1–3
| confstanding = 4th (East)
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| ranking = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2021
| name = Mississippi Valley State
| overall = 4–7
| conference = 3–5
| confstanding = T–4th (East)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = 2022
| name = Mississippi Valley State
| overall = 2–9
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding = T–5th (East)
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| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Mississippi Valley State
| overall = 10–38
| confrecord = 8–26
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{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 10–38
| bowls = no
| poll = no
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| legend = no
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References
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External links
- [https://mvsusports.com/staff-directory/vincent-dancy/86 Mississippi Valley State profile]
- [https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/vincent-dancy/4384 Colorado profile]
- [https://hailstate.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/vincent-dancy/3180 Mississippi State Bulldogs profile]
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