Delta State University

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Gulf South · Parker Field at McCool Stadium · 8,125

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Mississippi Valley State · our model 12% Delta State University · a number, not a pick

LastL 10–59 at Central Missouri · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Mississippi Valley State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Rice-Totten Field · series 3-0, won the last 3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Delta State University · 2026 schedule & results0-3
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#294#291—@Northeastern StateL 0–520-10-0
1Sep 5#294#318—WingateL 13–360-20-0
2Sep 13#302#332—@Central MissouriL 10–590-30-0
3Sep 19#314#263@Mississippi Valley State
5Oct 3Shorter
7Oct 17@Ferrum
8Oct 24West Alabama
9Oct 31@Frostburg State
11Nov 14Valdosta State

Game Week

4d 23h

until kickoff · at Mississippi Valley State · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Delta State is the Gulf South powerhouse that won an NCAA Division II national championship in 2000 and plays every season to get back there — the Statesmen are football royalty in Mississippi.

Title DroughtSince 2000 · 26 yrs

Fans here believe the chip is that a Mississippi university won a national championship and the national media still doesn't know. Delta State is a Gulf South power, a proven playoff program, and a sl…

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The season in chapters

Weeks 1–20-3L 0–52 at Northeastern State · Sat Aug 29
Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Mississippi Valley Stateat Mississippi Valley State · on the road

What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-3 · last season

Game feel56even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 4 in the Gulf South
Heart rate3-2white-knucklein one-score games (5 of 10)1st most one-score games of 4 in the Gulf South
Margin+16.5comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 4 in the Gulf South

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Gulf South teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Delta State University has lost five straight.

Hibernating. 5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last five.

Streak L5Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Mississippi Valley State · away

Outcome band · Delta State University · 2026

Delta State University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base0-12Mid-table finish.
Ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Delta State is the Gulf South powerhouse that won an NCAA Division II national championship in 2000 and plays every season to get back there — the Statesmen are football royalty in Mississippi.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Statesmen.”
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