Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
SWACItta Bena, MSRice-Totten Field
2026: 3–5 (2–2 SWAC). Last: lost to Bethune-Cookman 34–14 at home. Next: Alcorn State, Saturday, Oct 31, 3 p.m. ET.
- L 10–44at Nicholls
- L 0–52at Sacramento State
- W 31–20vs. Lincoln (PA)
- L 6–21Delta State
- L 15–41at Alabama State
- W 28–27Prairie View A&M
- W 38–34at Texas Southern
- L 14–34Bethune-Cookman
- Oct 31Alcorn State
- Nov 7at Jackson State
- Nov 14at Florida A&M
- Nov 21Alabama A&M
Mississippi Valley State has played football since 1953 and is officially 249–333–10; 222 of its 592 games are in our file. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 2 players and 1 coach from Mississippi Valley State. The most-played rival is Jackson State: 20 meetings, Jackson State leads 19–1. This season, they’re 3–5.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 249–333–10 official; 44–178 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1102
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 122 · Composite No. 120 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Seasons
- 25 since 1977, 222 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Devil’s Gun
2026 season 3–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at Nicholls | L 10–44 | 27% |
| Sep 5 | at Sacramento State | L 0–52 | 18% |
| Sep 12 | vsLincoln (PA) | W 31–20 | 70% |
| Sep 19 | vsDelta State | L 6–21 | 55% |
| Sep 26 | at Alabama State | L 15–41 | 11% |
| Oct 3 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 28–27 | 25% |
| Oct 10 | at Texas Southern | W 38–34 | 26% |
| Oct 17 | vs Bethune-Cookman | L 14–34 | 38% |
| Oct 31 | vs Alcorn State | Preview | 35% |
| Nov 7 | at Jackson State | Preview | 10% |
| Nov 14 | at Florida A&M | Preview | 27% |
| Nov 21 | vs Alabama A&M | Preview | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
- Josh Brown931 passing yards, 7 TD (leads Mississippi Valley State in passing yards)
- Javieane Stevens32 tackles, 5.5 sacks (leads Mississippi Valley State in sacks)
- Dayvian Bluitt26 returns, 504 yards (leads Mississippi Valley State in receiving yards)
- Caleb Brownlow14 catches, 189 yards, 2 TD (leads Mississippi Valley State in receiving touchdowns)
- Malek Jackson37 tackles (leads Mississippi Valley State in tackles)
- Jamari Stokes28 tackles, 1 INT
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Mississippi Valley State.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1977
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Jackson State
1–19 in 20
- 2016 L 14–16
- 2017 L 5–24
- 2018 L 7–23
- 2019 L 28–31
- 2020 L 7–43
- 2021 L 19–28
- 2022 L 7–49
- 2023 L 6–21
- 2024 L 14–51
- 2025 L 3–42
Lost the last 10.
Next: Nov 7
- Alcorn State
3–17 in 20
- 2016 L 7–61
- 2017 L 0–59
- 2018 L 20–56
- 2019 L 19–45
- 2020 W 2–0
- 2021 L 12–24
- 2022 L 7–30
- 2023 L 3–24
- 2024 L 21–42
- 2025 L 10–32
Lost the last five.
Next: Oct 31
- Alabama State
2–17 in 19
- 2017 L 10–16
- 2018 L 24–31
- 2019 L 0–27
- 2020 L 17–42
- 2021 W 44–31
- 2022 L 9–24
- 2023 L 3–20
- 2024 L 17–54
- 2025 L 3–41
- 2026 L 15–41
Lost the last five.
| Opponent | Games | MVSU record |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson State | 20 | 1–19 |
| Alcorn State | 20 | 3–17 |
| Alabama State | 19 | 2–17 |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 17 | 6–11 |
| Alabama A&M | 17 | 2–15 |
| Prairie View A&M | 17 | 4–13 |
| Texas Southern | 15 | 7–7 † |
| Grambling | 14 | 1–13 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Every opponent (49)
Every program Mississippi Valley State has played, A to Z, with Mississippi Valley State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama A&M 2–15
- Alabama State 2–17
- Alcorn State 3–17
- Arkansas State 0–2
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 6–11
- Austin Peay 0–1
- Bethune-Cookman 1–7
- Bishop 1–0
- Central State 0–1
- Charleston Southern 0–1
- Concordia (AL) 0–1
- Delta State 0–4
- Eastern Michigan 0–1
- Florida A&M 2–4
- Grambling 1–13
- Hampton 0–1
- Illinois State 0–1
- Jackson State 1–19
- Jacksonville State 0–2
- Lamar 0–2
- Langston 0–1
- Lincoln 1–0
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Lincoln (MO) 1–0
- Lincoln (PA) 1–0
- Louisiana Tech 0–1
- Montana 0–1
- Murray State 0–3
- New Mexico 0–1
- Nicholls 0–2
- North Carolina Central 1–1
- North Dakota 0–1
- North Dakota State 0–2
- Northwestern State 0–1
- Prairie View A&M 4–13
- Sacramento State 0–1
- Savannah State 2–0
- SE Louisiana 0–3
- South Alabama 0–1
- South Carolina State 0–1
- Southern 2–11
- Southern Illinois 0–1
- St. Petersburg 1–0
- Stephen F. Austin 0–1
- Tarleton State 0–2
- Tennessee State 0–2
- Texas College 2–0
- Texas Southern 7–7 †
- Virginia Lynchburg 2–0
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Black college football
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 4 inductees from Mississippi Valley State.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Conferences
- Independent 1953
- South Central Athletic Conference 1954–1963
- Independent 1964–1968
- SWAC since 1979
Mississippi Valley State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 2
- Coaches
- 1
| 2008 | Doug Porter coach, career 1961–1996 |
| 2006 | Jerry Rice WR |
| 2005 | Willie Totten QB |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 8 since 1968
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1985 | Jerry Rice WR | No. 16, San Francisco 49ers |
The school
Mississippi Valley State University- Enrollment
- 2,205 2,013 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Itta Bena, Mississippi
- Public or private
- Public
- Founded
- 1950
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $31,919 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 1102 | ||||
| 2025 | 2–10 | 1–8 | 1062 | ||||
| 2024 | 1–11 | 1–7 | 1027 | ||||
| 2023 | 1–10 | 1–7 | 1082 | ||||
| 2022 | 2–9 | 2–6 | 1156 | ||||
| 2021 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1180 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–3 | 1100 | |||||
| 2019 | 2–9 | 1–6 | 1040 | ||||
| 2018 | 1–10 | 1–6 | 1006 | ||||
| 2017 | 2–9 | 1–6 | 1042 | ||||
| 2016 | 1–10 | 1–8 | 1047 | ||||
| 2015 | 0–9 | 0–7 | 1031 | ||||
| 2014 | 2–9 | 1–8 | 1070 | ||||
| 2013 | 2–9 | 2–7 | 1103 | ||||
| 2012 | 5–6 | 5–4 | 1204 | ||||
| 2011 | 1–10 | 1–8 | 1025 | ||||
| 2010 | 0–9 | 0–8 | 1040 | ||||
| 2009 | 3–8 | 1–7 | 1102 | ||||
| 2008 | 3–8 | 1–8 | 1080 | ||||
| 2007 | 3–8 | 2–7 | 1163 | ||||
| 2005 | 0–1 | 1221 | |||||
| 2004 | 0–1 | 1222 | |||||
| 2000 | 0–1 | 1212 | |||||
| 1995 | 0–1 | 1177 | |||||
| 1977 | 5–5 | 2–4 | 1217 | -12.6 |
Officially 249–333–10 since 1953 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 44–178 (222 of its 592 games are on file). Our file starts in 1977; the program began in 1953. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1978–94, 1996–99, 2001–03, 2006: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.