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1970 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1970 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–8 (0–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Arkansas AM&N*Pine Bluff, ARL 7–30[1]
October 3SouthernL 0–20[2]
October 10Miles*
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 37–12[3]
October 17vs. Grambling
L 17–4126,673[4]
October 24at Texas SouthernL 7–20[5]
October 31at Prairie View A&ML 17–38
November 7No. 13 Alcorn A&M
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 14–40[6]
November 14at Bethune–Cookman*
L 7–206,500[7]
November 21at Jackson StateL 18–206,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Valley State is beaten by 30–7 score". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 21, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern Univ. downs Miss. Valley 20–0". The Sun Herald. October 4, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "MVSC Delta Devils win 1st '70 grid tilt". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 11, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grambling rallies to win". Detroit Free Press. October 18, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "MVSC Devils lose to Texas Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 26, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alcorn A&M trounces MVSC Devils, 40–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bethune–Cookman romps, 20–7". Florida Today. November 15, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JSC Tigs score late to defeat MVSC Devils". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 22, 1970. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.