1974 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1974 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Alabama A&M*
W 16–158,000[1]
September 21at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
W 17–06,000[2]
September 28at Jackson State
L 6–2521,000[3]
October 5Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 17–218,500[4]
October 19No. 7 Grambling State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 14–206,000[5]
October 26at Texas Southern
L 34–359,000[6]
November 2Prairie View A&M
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 30–77,000[7]
November 9No. 9 Alcorn State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 21–3015,235[8]
November 23at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 63–145,000[9]
November 28at Alabama State*
W 24–1712,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "A&M claims 16–15 win". The Selma Times-Journal. September 15, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Delta Devils whitewash UAPB 17–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jackson St. romps past Devils 25–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Valley St. falls 21–17 to Jaguars". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rallying Grambling beat scrappy MVSC". Hattiesburg American. October 20, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "MVSU nipped by T-Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mississippi Valley belts Prairie View". The Commercial Appeal. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn St. rallies to edge MV Devils". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Valley bombs Bishop". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 24, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Devils burn Bama State with 3 TD passes, 24–17". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.


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