1999 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1999 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–8 (1–3 SWAC)
Head coach	LaTraia Jones (1st season)
Home stadium	Magnolia Stadium
Seasons ←  1998 2000  →

1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 19 Jackson State xy		4	–	0					9	–	3
Alabama A&M		3	–	1					6	–	5
Alcorn State		1	–	3					3	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	3					3	–	8
Alabama State		1	–	3					2	–	9
West Division
No. 17 Southern xy$		4	–	0					11	–	2
Texas Southern		3	–	1					6	–	5
Grambling State		2	–	2					7	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		0	–	4					2	–	8
Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1999 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach LaTraia Jones, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC East Division.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 9–13	15,800 [1]	[2]
September 11	at No. 18 Western Illinois *	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 7–77	7,324	[3]
September 18	Alabama A&M	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 19–26	4,760 [1]	[4]
September 27	at No. 21 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–63	19,521	[5]
October 2	Alabama State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 27–35	3,827 [1]	[6]
October 9	at Grambling State *	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 19–42	4,965 [1]	[7]
October 16	at Albany State *	Hugh Mills Stadium Albany, GA	L 8–46	5,211 [1]	[8]
October 30	Texas Southern *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 18–13	7,652 [1]	[9]
November 1	at Prairie View A&M *	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 14–12	2,896 [1]	[10]
November 6	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 30–26	8,750 [1]	[11]
November 13	Morris Brown *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 19–20	5,000 [1]	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Mississippi Valley State Athletics Department. "MVSU 1999 Results" . Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Wayback Machine.
2. "Valley loses opener in final minute". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 5, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Leathernecks rip Mississippi Valley". The Southern Illinoisan. September 12, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mistakes doom Devils as they fall to 0–3". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 19, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "J-State smacks Valley 63–0". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 26, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alabama State nips Valley". Sun Herald. October 3, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "GSU hammers Miss. Valley St". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Albany State 46, Mississippi Valley State 8". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Last-minute score lifts Valley past View". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Last-minute score lifts Valley past View". The Clarion-Ledger. October 31, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Holmes surely sweet for Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 7, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Holmes gets 279, but Valley loses". The Clarion-Ledger. November 14, 1999. Retrieved August 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1995–1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2023.