2009 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

2009 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–8 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Willie Totten (8th season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium (capacity: 10,000)
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2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alcorn State		3	–	4					3	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					3	–	7
Alabama State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					3	–	8
West Division
No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$		7	–	0					9	–	1
Grambling State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		5	–	2					6	–	5
Southern		3	–	4					6	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					5	–	5
Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

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. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Arkansas State *	ASU Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 0–61		[2]
September 19	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 7–27		[3]
September 26	vs. Alabama State *	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (Chicago Football Classic)	W 10–3	46,000	[4]
October 3	Texas College *	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 61–6		[5]
October 10	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 10–32		[6]
October 17	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–38		[7]
October 24	Jackson State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 16–25	4,025	[8]
October 31	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 7–50	10,425	[9]
November 7	Texas Southern	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 7–30		[10]
November 14	Lincoln (MO) *	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 16–6		[11]
November 21	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	L 12–17		[12]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Totten out as coach at MVSU". Hattiesburg American. December 2, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Ark. State romps to easy win". The Commercial Appeal. September 6, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Arkansas–Pine Bluff 27, Mississippi Valley State 7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Classic end for Delta Devils". Chicago Tribune. September 27, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mississippi Valley State routs Texas College". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alcorn mows over Miss. Valley State". Enterprise-Journal. October 11, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View 38, Miss. Valley 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 18, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tale of 2 plays". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grambling dominates Valley in every fashion". The News-Star. November 1, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Texas Southern 30, Mississippi Valley State 7". The Brownsville Herald. November 8, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mississippi Valley State 16, Lincoln 6". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bulldogs edge feisty Devils, earn berth in SWAC final". The Clarion-Ledger. November 22, 2009. Retrieved April 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2009". ESPN . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
14. "2009 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University . Retrieved June 16, 2023.