1978 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team information
American college football season
1978Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record
6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Jim Thomas (1st season)
Home stadium
Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Grambling State $
5
–
0
–
1
9
–
1
–
1
No. 2 Jackson State ^
5
–
1
–
0
10
–
2
–
0
Mississippi Valley State
3
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
1
Alcorn State
2
–
3
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Southern
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Texas Southern
1
–
4
–
1
3
–
7
–
1
Prairie View A&M
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll
The 1978 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Thomas, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–2–1, and finished third in the SWAC.
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