The 2003 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Willie Totten, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, and finished last in the SWAC East Division.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 2–9 (1–8 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Sam Washington (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Rice–Totten Stadium |
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Alabama State xy | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State x | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Southern xy$ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Grambling State x | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | vs. Southern | L 0–29 | 12,350 | [1] | |
September 6 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 7–27 | [2] | ||
September 13 | at Delta State* |
| L 0–45 | 6,400 | [3] |
September 20 | Alabama A&M | L 0–37 | [4] | ||
September 27 | Jackson State |
| L 17–21 | 13,743 | [5] |
October 11 | at No. 16 Grambling State | L 6–45 | 6,397 | [6] | |
October 18 | at Paul Quinn* |
| W 56–16 | [7] | |
October 25 | Texas Southern |
| L 17–30 | [8] | |
November 1 | at Prairie View A&M | W 40–3 | [9] | ||
November 8 | at Alcorn State | L 7–23 | [10] | ||
November 15 | Alabama State |
| L 31–55 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "The good news for Valley: 29–0 loss not SWAC game". The Clarion-Ledger. August 31, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Offensive woes continue for Delta Devils". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 7, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DSU plasters Valley 45–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 14, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hapless Valley falls to 0–4". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 21, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers work to top Delta Devils". Sun Herald. September 28, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GSU still in good hands". The News-Star. October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley St. 56, Paul Quinn 16". Longview News-Journal. October 19, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern defeats Miss. Valley St". The Marshall News Messenger. October 26, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kemp leads Valley to victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn tops MVSU". Enterprise-Journal. November 9, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "What a rush! Williams leads ASU stampede". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2003. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "2003 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved August 29, 2023.