| Delta State Statesmen football | |
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| First season | 1926 [1] |
| Head coach | Todd Cooley 7 season, 42–34 (.553) |
| Stadium | McCool Stadium (capacity: 8000) |
| Field | Travis E. Parker Field |
| Year built | 1970 |
| Field surface | Artificial turf |
| Location | Cleveland, Mississippi |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| All-time record | 481–406–23 (.541) |
| Claimed national titles | 1 (2000) |
| Colors | Forest green and white [2] |
| Website | gostatesmen.com |
The Delta State Statesmen football team represents Delta State University, located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in NCAA Division II college football. The Statesmen, who began playing football in 1926, currently compete as members of the Gulf South Conference (GSC). Delta State plays home games on campus at McCool Stadium.
Delta State has won one national championship at the Division II level, in 2000.
Delta State won the 2000 NCAA Division II football championship. Delta State's football team won the Gulf South Conference championship in 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2022, and 2024. They were runners-up in the NCAA Division II football championship in 2010. They were national semifinalists and regional champions in 2011.
| Gulf South Conference Champions | 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2022, 2023 |
| NCAA Division II Team Playoff Participants | 1998, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2023 |
| NCAA Division II Regional Championships | 2000, 2006, 2010, 2011 |
| NCAA Division II National Championships | 2000 |
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