1971 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1971 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Charles Kerg Field
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
Jackson State 4 1 1 9 1 1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 2 0 6 3 0
Texas Southern 3 2 1 7 2 1
Prairie View A&M 2 4 0 3 7 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 0 4 7 0
Southern 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State College (now known as Mississippi Valley State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.