1976 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1976 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Davis Weathersby (7th season)
Home stadium	Magnolia Stadium

1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Langston*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 13–0	7,000
September 11	at Lincoln (MO)*	Jefferson City, MO	W 41–0	6,000
September 21	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 23–21	7,500
September 25	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 12–13	21,000
October 2	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–45	19,000
October 16	Grambling State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 7–20	5,231
October 23	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–24	5,439
October 30	Prairie View A&M	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 19–12	8,000
November 6	No. 2 Alcorn State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 7–42	7,000–9,000
November 20	at Bishop*	Dallas, TX	L 6–12	2,100
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game