Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |||
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| First season | 1953 | ||
| Athletic director | Alecia Shields-Gadson | ||
| Head coach | Terrell Buckley 1st season, 2–10 (.167) | ||
| Location | Itta Bena, Mississippi | ||
| Stadium | Rice–Totten Stadium (capacity: 10,000) | ||
| Conference | SWAC | ||
| Division | East | ||
| Colors | Forest green and white | ||
| All-time record | 249–333–10 (.429) | ||
| Fight song | Devil's Gun | ||
| Mascot | Delta Devil | ||
| Marching band | Mean Green Marching (Music) Machine | ||
| Website | mvsusports.com | ||
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are the college football team representing the Mississippi Valley State University. The Delta Devils play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Jerry Rice and Deacon Jones, considered two of the greatest American football players of all time, spent their college days playing for the team. Mississippi Valley State has never won a conference championship in their history and are one of two SWAC teams to have never competed in the SWAC Football Championship Game.