Staff Directory

Vincent Dancy

Title:
Assistant Football Coach (Defensive Ends & Outside Linebackers)

THE DANCY FILE

Hometown: Shuqualak, Miss.
College: Jackson State, 2006
High School: Noxubee County High School, 2002
X/Twitter: @CoachDancyVI
Birthday: March 10, 1984

COACHING EXPERIENCE

2025-present:
Mississippi State, Defensive Ends/Outside Linebackers
2024:
Colorado, Defensive Ends
2023:
Colorado, Defensive Quality Control
2018-22:
Mississippi Valley State, Head Coach
2015-17:
Mississippi Valley State, Defensive Coordinators
2014:
Paine College, Defensive Coordinator
2012-13:
Jackson State, Safeties
2009-11:
Jackson State, Outside Linebackers (GA)

BOWL GAMES COACHED

2024: Alamo Bowl (Colorado)

Vincent Dancy was named Mississippi State’s Defensive Ends & Outside Linebackers coach on December 30, 2024. He comes to Starkville after spending the 2024 season as an assistant coach at Colorado.

Dancy, a Shuqualak, Mississippi, native and standout player at Noxubee County High School, joined Deion Sanders' first staff at Colorado in 2023 as an analyst before being elevated to defensive ends coach a year later. Dancy's defensive ends helped the Buffaloes lead the Big 12 in both sacks and tackles for loss duing the 2024 season, while ranking 13th and 16th nationally in those categories, respectively. Colorado's defense also led the Big 12 and ranked 12th nationally in Coaches By The Numbers' Defensive Mayhem rating, which accounts for sacks, tackles for loss, interceptions and fumbles gained. The Buffaloes also boasted the Big 12's top pass-rushing grade as a team as well as the conference's top two graded individual pass rushers in 2024 according to PFF.

Prior to his time in Boulder, he spent eight seasons at Mississippi Valley State including the last five (2018-22) as head coach. He served as the program's defensive coordinator during his first three seasons (2015-17) with the Delta Devils.

Dancy has been considered one of the rising stars in college coaching. His coaching career began at his alma mater Jackson State. He coached for five seasons (2009-13) before a one-year stint at Paine College. Dancy was an All-SWAC linebacker at Jackson State from 2002-05.