The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.
| 1971 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (1–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Magnolia Stadium Charles Kerg Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Grambling $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Alabama A&M* | W 8–7 | [1] | ||
| September 18 | Arkansas AM&N* | L 0–13 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | Federal City* |
| W 27–6 | [3] | |
| October 2 | at Southern | L 0–14 | [4] | ||
| October 9 | at Miles* | L 0–6 | |||
| October 16 | at No. 7 Grambling | L 15–25 | 15,745–16,000 | [5][6][7] | |
| October 23 | Texas Southern |
| L 0–23 | [8] | |
| October 30 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 37–7 | [9] | |
| November 6 | at Alcorn A&M | L 9–28 | [10] | ||
| November 20 | Jackson State |
| L 7–17 | [11] | |
| November 25 | at Alabama State* | W 10–7 | 12,000 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Last minute TD beats Bama A&M". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 12, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. Valley falls to Ark. AM&N 13–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSC defeats Federal". The Delta Democrat-Times. September 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jags post first win". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling tops Valley State". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 200 won by Robinson at Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "MVSC loses to TSU, 23–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSC Devils rips Prairie View". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn raps MVSC, 28–9". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSC Tigers rally to beat MVSC". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gary's 82-yard runback, Hill's FG beat State Hornets at Bowl, 10–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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