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1979 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1979 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. T–10 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II and programs. Prairie View was classified as Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Thomas, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 8Kentucky State*
L 0–3[1]
September 15Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 55–7[2]
September 22No. 1 Jackson State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 14–36[3]
September 29Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 7–20[4]
October 13at Grambling State
L 13–25[5]
October 20Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 28–6[6]
October 27at Prairie View A&M
W 22–0[7]
November 3at No. T–10 Alcorn State
L 3–24[8]
November 10at Alabama State*
W 17–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Kentucky State keeps record perfect, wins 3–0". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Romp, Mississippi Valley blasts Pine Bluff 55–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Letter, ground attack give J-State win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern bests MVSU in game of fumbles". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Valley State defeated in 4th quarter". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Valley State homecoming successful". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss. Valley wins". The Monitor. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn topples Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Punchless Hornets suffer 17–0 whitewashing". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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