1975 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1975 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Davis Weathersby (6th season)
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
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1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 2 0 10 2 0
No. 9 Southern + 4 2 0 9 3 0
No. 7 Jackson State + 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 3 0 6 3 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 0 6 4 0
Texas Southern 2 4 0 4 6 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

The 1975 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Bethune–Cookman*
L 6–216,000[1]
September 20Arkansas–Pine Bluff*W 50–14[2]
September 27No. 5 Jackson State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 13–1411,300[3]
October 4Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 14–7[4]
October 18at No. 1 Grambling StateL 22–3820,118[5]
October 25Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 0–7[6]
November 1at Prairie View A&MW 27–26[7]
November 8at Alcorn State
W 15–6[8]
November 15Wisconsin–La Crosse*
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 20–17[9]
November 22Bishop*
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 20–14[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ ""Quote me, we stunk" says coach even though Bethune wins, 21–6". The Orlando Sentinel-Star. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "MVSU rolls on, 50–14". Hattiesburg American. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blocked PAT spells doom as MVSU loses". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Valley upsets Southern". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 5, 1973. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Grambling runs away again". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU squeezes by Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miss. Valley nips PV". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Valley upsets Alcorn St". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 9, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UW–L drops finale to Miss. Valley". The La Crosse Tribune. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Valley finishes at 6–4". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 23, 1975. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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