2001 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

The 2001 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach LaTraia Jones, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished fifth in the SWAC East Division.

2001 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–10 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach	LaTraia Jones (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama State xy		6	–	1					8	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Alcorn State		5	–	2					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		0	–	7					0	–	11
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$		6	–	1					10	–	1
Southern		5	–	2					7	–	4
Prairie View A&M		2	–	5					3	–	7
Texas Southern		2	–	5					3	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 9–19		^[1]
September 8	at Delta State*	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	L 3–25		^[2]
September 22	Jackson State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 36–66		^[3]
September 29	Sam Houston State*	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 13–68		^[4]
October 6	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 17–34		^[5]
October 13	at No. 18 Tennessee State*	Adelphia Coliseum Nashville, TN	L 3–41		^[6]
October 20	Texas Southern	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 21–38	6,083	^[7]
October 27	vs. Southern	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Port City Classic)	L 0–49		^[8]
November 3	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	L 28–35		^[9]
November 17	Alabama State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 24–57 (forfeit win)		^[10]^[11]
November 23	Alabama A&M	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 22–40		^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Networkf Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Golden Lions dump Delta Devils". The Clarion-Ledger. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Delta State gets 25–3 win over Miss. Valley". Enterprise-Journal. September 9, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jackson State overcomes Valley, 66–36". Hattiesburg American. September 23, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sam Houston smacks Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Winless Valley falls to P. View". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 7, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers run past Devils". The Tennessean. October 14, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Valley falls to 0–7". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 21, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Levy leads Jags' rout of Delta Devils". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Carrie throws for 333 yards in Alcorn win". The Sun Herald. November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hornets swarm all over hapless Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 18, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Alabama State placed on 5-year probation". The Selma Times-Journal. December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Valley can't hold lead, finishes season 0–11". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 2001. Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2001". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
14. "2001 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved August 29, 2023.