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
ConfOverall
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

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The 2009 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Willie Totten, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWAC East Division. Coach Totten resigned after the end of the season, the Delta Devils' third straight three-win season.

The 2008 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Willie Totten, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC East Division.

The 2007 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Willie Totten, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC East Division.

The 2005 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Willie Totten, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 5–4 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC East Division.

The 2004 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Willie Totten, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 and a mark of 2–7 in conference play, and finished last in the SWAC East Division.

The 2003 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Willie Totten, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, and finished last in the SWAC East Division.

The 1970 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

The 1971 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

The 1972 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

The 1973 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

The 1977 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

The 1981 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

The 1985 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

The 1991 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

The 1995 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

The 1997 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 3–5, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

The 1969 Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions football team represented the Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Vannette W. Johnson, the Golden Lions compiled an overall record of 3–6–1, with a conference record of 2–4–1, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

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.
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