1953 Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils football team

1953 Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
1954 →

The 1953 Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils football team, sometimes called Mississippi Polytech, represented Mississippi Vocational College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Cleophus Hatcher, the Delta Devils compiled a 2–4 record. Mississippi Vocational played home games at Legion Field in Greenwood, Mississippi.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Miles*
L 0–32[2]
October 38:00 p.m.Jackson*
  • Legion Field
  • Greenwood, MS
L 6–7[3][4]
October 248:00 p.m.at Paul Quinn
L 0–13[5][6]
October 31RustItta Bena, MSW 32–8[7]
November 7at Philander Smith
W 20–12[8]
November 212:30 p.m.Mississippi Industrial
  • Legion Field
  • Greenwood, MS
L 13–30[9][10]

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References

  1. ^ Pollak, Mark (2019). The Playing Ground of College Football. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-4766-7362-2. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Miles College Wins, 32 to 0". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. September 27, 1953. p. C6. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Football". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. October 2, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "MVC Puts Scare Into Jackson College Tigers". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Mississippi. October 10, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Big Crowd Due For Quinn Tilt Tonight". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. October 24, 1953. p. 6. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Quinn Tigers Power Past Poly, 13 to 0". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. October 25, 1953. p. 4, section III. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Delta Devils Smash Rust College Bearcats". Jackson Advocate. Jackson, Mississippi. November 7, 1953. p. 4. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Philander Smith '11' Topped By Miss. Vocational". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. November 13, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Homecoming Game". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. November 20, 1953. p. 5. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Florida A & M , Prairie View Only Unbteaten, Untied Teams". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. November 27, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "1953 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved October 18, 2024.