1953 Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2025 1953 Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils football Independent 2–4 Cleophus Hatcher 1st Legion Field none 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.Pollak Mark The Playing Ground of College Football https://books.google.com/books?id=kn56DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA249 McFarland & Company Jefferson, North Carolina 2019 249 978-1-4766-7362-2 October 18, 2024 Google Books Schedule Central September 26 l y 1953 Miles Golden Bears Miles Legion Field Greenwood, MS 0–32 Miles College Wins, 32 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/157401849/ The Birmingham News Birmingham, Alabama September 27, 1953 C6 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 8:00 p.m. l y 1953 Jackson Tigers Jackson Legion Field Greenwood, MS 6–7 Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth/157400517/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Greenwood, Mississippi October 2, 1953 5 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com MVC Puts Scare Into Jackson College Tigers https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-advocate/157400671/ Jackson Advocate Jackson, Mississippi October 10, 1953 7 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 8:00 p.m. l y 1953 Paul Quinn Tigers Paul Quinn Katy Field Waco, TX 0–13 Big Crowd Due For Quinn Tilt Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald/157401021/ Waco Tribune-Herald Waco, Texas October 24, 1953 6 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Quinn Tigers Power Past Poly, 13 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald/157401165/ Waco Tribune-Herald Waco, Texas October 25, 1953 4, section III October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 w 1953 Rust Bearcats Rust Itta Bena, MS 32–8 Delta Devils Smash Rust College Bearcats https://www.newspapers.com/article/jackson-advocate/157401617/ Jackson Advocate Jackson, Mississippi November 7, 1953 4 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 w y 1953 Philander Smith Panthers Philander Smith War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR 20–12 Philander Smith '11' Topped By Miss. Vocational https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-tribune/157401347/ Alabama Tribune Montgomery, Alabama November 13, 1953 7 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 21 2:30 p.m. l homecoming - y 1953 Mississippi Industrial Tigers Mississippi Industrial Legion Field Greenwood, MS 13–30 Homecoming Game https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth/157402044/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Greenwood, Mississippi November 20, 1953 5 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com Florida A & M , Prairie View Only Unbeaten, Untied Teams https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-tribune/157402154/ Alabama Tribune Montgomery, Alabama November 27, 1953 7 October 18, 2024 Newspapers.com 1953 Football Schedule https://mvsusports.com/sports/football/schedule/1953 Mississippi Valley State University October 18, 2024 References Mississippi Vocational Category:Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football seasons Mississippi Vocational Delta Devils football