Mississippi Valley State scored a late touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap off a 24-point fourth quarter surge as they handed TSU a disappointing 38-34 loss inside Thorne Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Delta Devils scored on their second drive of the contest as quarterback Josh Brown broke free for a 54-yard touchdown run followed by the PAT to lead 7-0. Defensive back Fabien Wells picked off a pass late in the quarter and the TSU offense responded at the end of the quarter as quarterback Cam McCoy found Zyion Claville for a 40-yard touchdown and a 7-7 tie after Miguel Arana's PAT.

The TSU defense responded to open the second quarter by forcing a punt but the return was muffed which allowed MVSU to recover at the TSU 4. Three plays later, MVSU moved ahead 14-7 with a touchdown pass. The offense responded with a 52-yard bomb from McCoy to Daveon Walker for tie the contest at 14-all and moved ahead 21-14 on an Athean Renfro 15-yard touchdown run with 3:51 left in the half. The defense forced a turnover on downs and the offense closed the half out with a 22-yard field goal to lead 24-14 at the half.

Renfro's second touchdown of the day upped the lead to 31-14 midway through the third quarter. TSU was on the verge of adding another score but a costly fumble at the end of the third quarter would come back to haunt them.

The defense held serve and allowed a field goal by MVSU to open the fourth quarter as they led 31-17. However, MVSU would get the ball back after a punt and added a touchdown down for a one-possession game. TSU would answer with a 46-yard field goal by Arana but the Delta Devils refused to go away after drawing to within 34-31 with an acrobatic touchdown catch on 4^th-and-13 with four minutes remaining.

TSU was forced to punt again and MVSU would issue the potential knockout blow with a touchdown at the 42-second mark. The TSU offense put itself in position to win with no time left but the Hail Mary attempt was knocked down in the end zone.

TSU had 340 yards of offense while McCoy passed for 279 yards and two touchdowns. Renfro rushed for 82 yards on 16 attempts while Walker caugth five passes for 99 yards. Darius Sims led TSU with 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss while Wells had two interceptions.

The Tigers are back in action for Homecoming 2026 against Southern at 1 p.m. inside Reliant Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m.