The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are the college football team representing the Mississippi Valley State University. The Delta Devils play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Jerry Rice and Deacon Jones, considered two of the greatest American football players of all time, spent their college days playing for the team. Mississippi Valley State has never won a conference championship in their history and are one of two SWAC teams to have never competed in the SWAC Football Championship Game.
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History
Classifications
1956–1972: NCAA College Division
1973–1978: NCAA Division II
1979–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
Conference memberships
1953: Independent
1954–1963: South Central Athletic Conference
1964–1968: NCAA College Division independent
1969–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference
NCAA I-AA/FCS playoff results
The Delta Devils have appeared in one FCS playoff game with a record of 0-1.
College Football Hall of Fame members
Doug Porter
Jerry Rice
Willie Totten
Alumni in the NFL
Over 25 Mississippi Valley State alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL), including:
Ashley Ambrose
Vincent Brown
Carl Byrum
Parnell Dickinson
Ricky Feacher
James Haynes
Deacon Jones
Jerry Rice
Sam Washington
Ted Washington Sr.
Danta Whitaker
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Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of August 26, 2026
Chicago Football Classic, Soldier Field