1970 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
| 1970 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (0–6 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Magnolia Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13/16 Grambling | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College (now known as Mississippi Valley State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at Arkansas AM&N* | Pine Bluff, AR | L 7–30 | [1] | |
| October 3 | Southern | L 0–20 | [2] | ||
| October 10 | Miles* |
| W 37–12 | [3] | |
| October 17 | vs. Grambling |
| L 17–41 | 26,673 | [4] |
| October 24 | at Texas Southern | L 7–20 | [5] | ||
| October 31 | at Prairie View A&M | L 17–38 | |||
| November 7 | No. 13 Alcorn A&M |
| L 14–40 | [6] | |
| November 14 | at Bethune–Cookman* |
| L 7–20 | 6,500 | [7] |
| November 21 | at Jackson State | L 18–20 | 6,000 | [8] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Valley State is beaten by 30–7 score". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 21, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Univ. downs Miss. Valley 20–0". The Sun Herald. October 4, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSC Delta Devils win 1st '70 grid tilt". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 11, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rallies to win". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSC Devils lose to Texas Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 26, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M trounces MVSC Devils, 40–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune–Cookman romps, 20–7". Florida Today. November 15, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSC Tigs score late to defeat MVSC Devils". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 22, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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