1967 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 1967 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College (now known as Mississippi Valley State University) as an independent school during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Curtis Maddox, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–8.

1967 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
 1966
1968 
1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ashland  801
Northern Michigan  910
Indiana (PA)  810
Santa Clara  810
Northeastern  710
Wheaton (IL)  720
Samford  821
Wayne State (MI)  620
Chattanooga  730
Eastern Michigan  630
Tennessee A&I  630
Parsons  631
Kentucky State  531
Hawaii  640
St. Norbert  540
Akron  441
Carnegie Mellon  440
Cortland  440
Northern Arizona  550
Northern Illinois  550
UC Riverside  441
UC Santa Barbara  550
Drake  450
Pacific (CA)  450
Portland State  460
Lincoln (MO)  350
Boston University  360
Lake Forest  360
Milwaukee  360
Southern Illinois  370
Colorado College  251
Rose Poly  162
Tampa  270
Wabash  270
Cal Poly Pomona  280
Mississippi Valley State  180

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Arkansas AM&NL 0–34[1]
September 23at Paul QuinnWaco, TXW 36–6[2]
September 30at SouthernL 14–50[3]
October 7Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 0–64[4]
October 14at GramblingL 0–68[5]
October 21at Edward Waters
L 6–27[6]
October 28Prairie View A&M
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 14–21[7]
November 4at Alcorn A&ML 0–34[8]
November 18Jackson State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 7–145,678[9]

References

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  1. "State's small colleges have poor weekend". Hattiesburg American. September 18, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tigers seek first win". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern scores 50–14 victory over Miss. Valley College". Alexandria News Leader. October 8, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miss College wins, Millsaps and Delta lose". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grambling sails to easy 68–0 win". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1967. p. 2C. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Waters crushes Blue Devils, 27–6". The Florida Times-Union. October 22, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Prairie View downs MVS in 21–14 victory". Alexandria News Leader. November 5, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alcorn whips Delta Devils". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved April 29, 2026 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Jackson State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 29, 2026.