Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football

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.

Classifications

 * 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973–1979: NCAA Division II
 * 1980–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1953: Independent
 * 1954–1961: South Central Athletic Conference
 * 1962–1968: NCAA College Division independent
 * 1969–present Southwestern Athletic Conference

College Football Hall of Fame members

 * Doug Porter
 * Jerry Rice
 * Willie Totten

Alumni in the NFL
Over 25 Mississippi Valley State alumni have played in the National Football League (NFL), including:
 * Ashley Ambrose
 * Vincent Brown
 * Carl Byrum
 * Parnell Dickinson
 * James Haynes
 * Deacon Jones
 * Jerry Rice
 * Ted Washington Sr.

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Retired numbers

 * 56 || Terry Houzah || LB || 1995–1998 ||
 * 66 || Vincent Brown || LB || 1984–1987 ||
 * 88 || Jerry Rice || WR || 1981–1984 ||
 * 66 || Vincent Brown || LB || 1984–1987 ||
 * 88 || Jerry Rice || WR || 1981–1984 ||
 * 66 || Vincent Brown || LB || 1984–1987 ||
 * 88 || Jerry Rice || WR || 1981–1984 ||
 * 88 || Jerry Rice || WR || 1981–1984 ||
 * 88 || Jerry Rice || WR || 1981–1984 ||