| 1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium Hornet Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Grambling State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | at Morris Brown* | W 10–6 | [1] | |
| September 20 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 27–21 | |
| September 27 | at Jackson State | L 0–40 | [2] | |
| October 4 | at Southern | L 12–14 | [3] | |
| October 11 | North Carolina A&T* |
| L 16–17 | [4][5] |
| October 18 | Grambling State |
| L 24–34 | [6] |
| October 25 | at Texas Southern | W 20–12 | [7] | |
| November 1 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 47–7 | [8] |
| November 8 | Alcorn State |
| W 29–17 | [9][10] |
| November 15 | Alabama State* |
| L 17–27 | [11] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Valley's Devils edge Morris-Brown". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley falls 40–0 to Jackson State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern nips Mississippi Valley 14–12". Abbeville Meridional. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley State team readying for Saturday homecoming battle". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies overcome Devils, refs". News and Record. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Devils nailed by Grambling, 34–24". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley 20, Texas Southern 12". The Sun. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley rolls over Prairie View". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Devils set for powerful Alcorn". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 7, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. Valley beats Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU defense leads way to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2023.