1974 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
American college football season
1974 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5 (1–5 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Magnolia Stadium |
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No. 7 Grambling State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Jackson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | Alabama A&M* | W 16–15 | 8,000 | [1] | |
September 21 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 17–0 | 6,000 | [2] |
September 28 | at Jackson State | L 6–25 | 21,000 | [3] | |
October 5 | Southern |
| L 17–21 | 8,500 | [4] |
October 19 | No. 7 Grambling State |
| L 14–20 | 6,000 | [5] |
October 26 | at Texas Southern | L 34–35 | 9,000 | [6] | |
November 2 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 30–7 | 7,000 | [7] |
November 9 | No. 9 Alcorn State |
| L 21–30 | 15,235 | [8] |
November 23 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 63–14 | 5,000 | [9] |
November 28 | at Alabama State* | W 24–17 | 12,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "A&M claims 16–15 win". The Selma Times-Journal. September 15, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delta Devils whitewash UAPB 17–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. romps past Devils 25–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley St. falls 21–17 to Jaguars". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rallying Grambling beat scrappy MVSC". Hattiesburg American. October 20, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSU nipped by T-Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley belts Prairie View". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn St. rallies to edge MV Devils". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley bombs Bishop". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 24, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Devils burn Bama State with 3 TD passes, 24–17". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
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