1981 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1981 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 1 0 9 2 1
Grambling State 4 1 1 6 4 1
Texas Southern 3 2 1 4 5 1
Alcorn State 3 3 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 0 4 6 1
Southern 2 4 0 3 8 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5
Morris Brown*
W 20–14[1]
September 12at Alabama A&M*L 13–35[2]
September 19Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
T 23–23[3]
September 26vs. No. 4 Jackson StateL 0–42[4]
October 3Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 21–169,315[5]
October 10at North Carolina A&T*W 17–7[6]
October 17at Grambling StateL 0–35[7]
October 24Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 21–14[8]
October 31at Prairie View A&ML 6–8[9]
November 7at Alcorn StateL 14–24[10]
November 14at Alabama State*L 0–17[11]

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  12. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.