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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References

1. "Valley's Devils edge Morris-Brown". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 7, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Valley falls 40–0 to Jackson State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern nips Mississippi Valley 14–12". Abbeville Meridional. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Valley State team readying for Saturday homecoming battle". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 10, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Aggies overcome Devils, refs". News and Record. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Devils nailed by Grambling, 34–24". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Mississippi Valley 20, Texas Southern 12". The Sun. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Valley rolls over Prairie View". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Devils set for powerful Alcorn". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 7, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Miss. Valley beats Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "ASU defense leads way to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2023.