1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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.

1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Archie Cooley (1st season)
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium Hornet Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 6	at Morris Brown*	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 10–6	[1]
September 20	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 27–21
September 27	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–40	[2]
October 4	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 12–14	[3]
October 11	North Carolina A&T*	Bulldog Stadium Greenwood, MS	L 16–17	[4][5]
October 18	Grambling State	Bulldog Stadium Greenwood, MS	L 24–34	[6]
October 25	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 20–12	[7]
November 1	Prairie View A&M	Bulldog Stadium Greenwood, MS	W 47–7	[8]
November 8	Alcorn State	Hornet Stadium Greenville, MS	W 29–17	[9][10]
November 15	Alabama State*	Bulldog Stadium Greenwood, MS	L 17–27	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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