1978 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1978 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $ 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
Mississippi Valley State 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Alcorn State 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Southern 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Texas Southern 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View were classified as NCAA Division II for the 1978 season. [1] [2] All the other teams were Division I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented the Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Thomas, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–2–1, and finished in third place at the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Bishop *
W 27–01,000 [3]
September 9at Kentucky State *
L 7–215,186 [4]
September 16at Arkansas–Pine Bluff *
W 34–22,100
September 23at No. 4 Jackson State
L 16–2723,833 [5]
September 30at Southern
L 14–226,700 [6] [7]
October 7 Langston *
W 21–82,800 [8]
October 14 Grambling State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
T 0–05,924 [9]
October 21at Texas Southern
W 38–73,580 [10]
October 28 Prairie View A&M
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 42–234,912 [11]
November 4 Alcorn State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 15–76,012 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Statistics" . Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Valley State wins season opener 27–0". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 3, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "K-State dedicates stadium in style". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jackson State beats Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Jags nip Valley". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern coach has rare career". Daily World. August 27, 1978. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Valley drops Langston, 21–8". Tulsa World. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Valley, Grambling ends in scoreless tie". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "MVSU wins 38–7". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Miss. Valley wins 42–23". Enterprise-Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Big-play Devils top Alcorn; enjoy clean sweep at home". The Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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