2003 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

2003 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–9 (1–8 SWAC)
Head coach	Willie Totten (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium (capacity: 10,000)
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2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama State xy		5	–	2					8	–	5
Alcorn State x		5	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					8	–	4
Jackson State		2	–	5					2	–	10
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
No. 13 Southern xy$		6	–	1					12	–	1
No. 17 Grambling State x		6	–	1					9	–	3
Texas Southern		3	–	4					5	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					4	–	7
Prairie View A&M		0	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	vs. Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–29	12,350	[1]
September 6	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 7–27		[2]
September 13	at Delta State *	Travis Parker Field Cleveland, MS	L 0–45	6,400	[3]
September 20	Alabama A&M	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 0–37		[4]
September 27	Jackson State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 17–21	13,743	[5]
October 11	at No. 16 Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	L 6–45	6,397	[6]
October 18	at Paul Quinn *	Tiger Stadium Lancaster, TX	W 56–16		[7]
October 25	Texas Southern	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 17–30		[8]
November 1	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 40–3		[9]
November 8	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 7–23		[10]
November 15	Alabama State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 31–55		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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2. "Offensive woes continue for Delta Devils". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 7, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "DSU plasters Valley 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Hapless Valley falls to 0–4". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 21, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tigers work to top Delta Devils". Sun Herald. September 28, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "GSU still in good hands". The News-Star. October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mississippi Valley St. 56, Paul Quinn 16". Longview News-Journal. October 19, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas Southern defeats Miss. Valley St". The Marshall News Messenger. October 26, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kemp leads Valley to victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alcorn tops MVSU". Enterprise-Journal. November 9, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "What a rush! Williams leads ASU stampede". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2003". ESPN . Retrieved August 29, 2023.
13. "2003 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University . Retrieved August 29, 2023.