1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
Hornet Stadium
1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Grambling State +^ 5 1 010 2 0
Jackson State + 5 1 08 3 0
Alcorn State 3 3 06 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 05 5 0
Southern 3 3 04 6 1
Texas Southern 2 4 02 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.