1975 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1975 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Southern + 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 7 Jackson State + 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 –3 –06 –3 –1
Mississippi Valley State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

The 1975 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Bethune–Cookman *
L 6–216,000 [1]
September 20 Arkansas–Pine Bluff *
W 50–14 [2]
September 27No. 5 Jackson State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 13–1411,300 [3]
October 4 Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 14–7 [4]
October 18at No. 1 Grambling State
L 22–3820,118 [5]
October 25 Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 0–7 [6]
November 1at Prairie View A&M
W 27–26 [7]
November 8at Alcorn State
W 15–6 [8]
November 15 Wisconsin–La Crosse *
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 20–17 [9]
November 22 Bishop *
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 20–14 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ ""Quote me, we stunk" says coach even though Bethune wins, 21–6". The Orlando Sentinel-Star. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "MVSU rolls on, 50–14". Hattiesburg American. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Blocked PAT spells doom as MVSU loses". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Valley upsets Southern". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 5, 1973. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Grambling runs away again". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "TSU squeezes by Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Miss. Valley nips PV". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Valley upsets Alcorn St". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UW–L drops finale to Miss. Valley". The La Crosse Tribune. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Valley finishes at 6–4". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 23, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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