Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football

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Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
MVSU VS simple monogram.svg
First season1953;72 years ago (1953)
Athletic director George Ivory (interim)
Head coach Terrell Buckley
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium Rice–Totten Stadium
(capacity: 10,000)
Field surfaceField turf
Location Itta Bena, Mississippi
Conference SWAC
DivisionEast
All-time record24832710 (.432)
Playoff appearances1
Playoff record0–1
ColorsForest green and white [1]
   
Fight songDevil's Gun
MascotDelta Devil
Marching bandMean Green Marching (Music) Machine
Website mvsusports.com

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are the college football team representing the Mississippi Valley State University. The Delta Devils play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Jerry Rice and Deacon Jones, considered two of the greatest American football players of all time, spent their college days playing for the team.

Contents

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Delta Devils football players during a game in October 2023 PVAMU vs. MVSU 10-7-23 (35) (cropped).jpg
Delta Devils football players during a game in October 2023

College Football Hall of Fame members

Alumni in the NFL

Over 25 Mississippi Valley State alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL), including:

Source: [2]

Retired numbers

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils retired numbers
No.PlayerPos.TenureRef.
10 Willie Totten QB 1981–1985
18 Parnell Dickinson QB1972–1975 [3] [4]
56Terry Houzah LB 1995–1998
66 Vincent Brown LB1984–1987
88 Jerry Rice WR 1981–1984

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of March 1, 2025 [5]

2025
Southern
at Tarleton State
at Southeastern Louisiana
Lincoln (CA)

References

  1. MVSU Style Guide (PDF). July 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
  2. "Miss. Valley St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. "Dickinson Among Finalists for the 2019 College Football Hall of Fame". mvsusports.com. June 20, 2018.
  4. "A former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback finally hits 'Paydirt'". mvsusports.com. February 21, 2017.
  5. "Future Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 1, 2025.