1979 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team information
American college football season
1979Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record
4–5 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Jim Thomas (2nd season)
Home stadium
Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 6 Alcorn State +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
No. 1 Grambling State +
5
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
No. 8 Jackson State
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
No. T–10 Southern
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
Mississippi Valley State
2
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Texas Southern
1
–
5
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Prairie View A&M
0
–
6
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll
The 1979 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Thomas, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
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