1969 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1969 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
 1968
1970  
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 0 18 0 1
Southern 5 1 16 2 1
Grambling 5 2 06 4 0
Texas Southern 3 3 14 3 2
Prairie View A&M 3 4 04 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 13 6 1
Jackson State 1 6 02 6 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1969 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College (now known as Mississippi Valley State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach William Glosson, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished tied for seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Arkansas AM&N W 13–7 [1]
October 4at Southern L 7–30 [2]
October 11at Miles *L 7–10 [3]
October 18at Grambling L 14–4114,167 [4]
October 25 Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 7–55 [5]
November 1 Prairie View A&M
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 10–12 [6]
November 8vs. Alcorn A&M
L 10–41 [7]
November 15at Bethune–Cookman *
L 14–34 [8]
November 22 Jackson State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 2–51 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Mississippi Valley uses field goals to upend Arkansas". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern 30–7 over M.V.S.U." The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "No losers among ACC footballers". The Anniston Star. October 13, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Reed's aerials power Tigers by Mississippi Valley, 41–14". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "SWAC round-up". Alexandria News Leader. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Prairie View scores win". The Austin American-Statesman. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alcorn A&M mauls MVS". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "B–CC romps to 34–14 win". Florida Today. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "MVSC falls to Jax". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.