Delta State–Mississippi College football rivalry

Delta State–Mississippi College Rivalry
Heritage Bell Classic
	Delta State Statesmen Mississippi College Choctaws
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 26, 1935; Mississippi College, 33–0
Latest meeting	November 11, 2023; Delta State, 41–3
Trophy	Heritage Bell
Statistics
Meetings total	43
All-time series	Delta State leads, 25–16–2
Largest victory	Delta State, 41–0 (1955)
Longest win streak	Delta State, 7 (1994–2018)
Current win streak	Delta State, 3 (2022–present)

Delta State

Mississippi College

Locations in Mississippi

The Delta State–Mississippi College football rivalry, commonly known as the Heritage Bell Classic, is a college football rivalry game between a public university and a private Christian college in the U.S. state of Mississippi, the Delta State University Statesmen and the Mississippi College Choctaws. The current winner is Delta State, who won, 41–3, on November 11, 2023. Delta State leads the all-time series, 25–16–2.^[1]^[2]

History

Background: 1935–1994

The Delta State Statesmen were co-founding members of the Gulf South Conference in 1970. Mississippi College joined the conference in 1972 and played 23 straight games with the Statesmen before the Choctaws left the conference in 1996 which halted the series. The Choctaws left the conference and NCAA Division II to compete at the NCAA Division III level until 2014, when they rejoined the conference and continued the series with Delta State.^[3]^[4]

The annual battle between Delta State and Mississippi College was one of the most anticipated contests in the Magnolia State from 1973 to 1995.^[1]

Game results

Delta State victories	Mississippi College victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 26, 1935	Clinton	Mississippi College	33–0
2	October 31, 1936	Clinton	Mississippi College	20–0
3	October 18, 1941	Clinton	Mississippi College	17–6
4	1947	Clinton	Mississippi College	19–0
5	October 09, 1948	Cleveland	Delta State	7–6
6	October 30, 1954	Clinton	Delta State	25–0
7	October 29, 1955	Cleveland	Delta State	41–0
8	September 22, 1956	Clinton	Delta State	25–0
9	September 21, 1957	Cleveland	Delta State	19–7
10	October 18, 1969	Jackson	Delta State	33–7
11	October 17, 1970	Jackson	Tie	30–30
12	September 29, 1973	Cleveland	Delta State	17–16
13	September 21, 1974	Clinton	Delta State	13–3
14	October 11, 1975	Cleveland	Delta State	24–0
15	October 09, 1976	Clinton	Delta State	7–3
16	October 08, 1977	Cleveland	Delta State	24–13
17	October 07, 1978	Clinton	Mississippi College	27–0
18	October 06, 1979	Cleveland	Mississippi College	27–19
19	October 11, 1980	Clinton	Mississippi College	10–7
20	November 07, 1981	Cleveland	Mississippi College	38–21
21	November 06, 1982	Clinton	Mississippi College	27–6
22	November 19, 1983	Cleveland	Delta State	31–21

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
23	November 17, 1984	Clinton	Delta State	30–21
24	November 23, 1985	Cleveland	Tie	14–14
25	November 22, 1986	Clinton	Delta State	21–10
26	November 21, 1987	Cleveland	Mississippi College	13–7
27	November 12, 1988	Clinton	Mississippi College	7–3
28	November 11, 1989	Cleveland	Delta State	17–7
29	November 10, 1990	Clinton	Mississippi College	35–17
30	November 16, 1991	Cleveland	Mississippi College	27–10
31	November 14, 1992	Clinton	Mississippi College	34–23
32	November 13, 1993	Cleveland	Mississippi College	13–7
33	November 12, 1994	Clinton	Delta State	14–0
34	November 11, 1995	Cleveland	Delta State	14–0
35	November 15, 2014	Cleveland	Delta State	27–3
36	November 14, 2015	Clinton	Delta State	37–29
37	September 29, 2016	Cleveland	Delta State	61–31
38	September 30, 2017	Clinton	Delta State	30–17
39	November 10, 2018	Cleveland	Delta State	28–21
40	November 16, 2019	Clinton	Mississippi College	37–13
41	November 6, 2021	Cleveland	Delta State	24–21
42	October 29, 2022	Clinton	Delta State	52–38
43	November 11, 2023	Cleveland	Delta State	41–3
Series: Delta State leads 25–16–2

References

1 2 "BATTLE FOR THE BELL: Statesmen to Host MC on Thursday". Delta State University. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
↑ "Football Preview: MC vs. Delta State". Mississippi College. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
↑ "Matt Wilson named new commissioner of Gulf South Conference". AL.com. 27 March 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
↑ "Mississippi College Releases 2014 Football Schedule, First GSC Games Since 1995". Mississippi College. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

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[16DSU-1] 1 2 "BATTLE FOR THE BELL: Statesmen to Host MC on Thursday". Delta State University. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

[16MC-2] "Football Preview: MC vs. Delta State". Mississippi College. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

[MC2GSU-3] "Matt Wilson named new commissioner of Gulf South Conference". AL.com. 27 March 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

[MC2GSUa-4] "Mississippi College Releases 2014 Football Schedule, First GSC Games Since 1995". Mississippi College. Retrieved September 28, 2016.

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Gulf South Conference football rivalries
Conference	Heritage Bell Classic (Delta State–Mississippi College) Battle for the Peach Basket (Valdosta State–West Georgia)
Non-conference	Millsaps–Mississippi College North Alabama–West Alabama

Delta State Statesmen football
Venues	Delta Field McCool Stadium (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Mississippi College
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

Mississippi College Choctaws football
Venues	Robinson-Hale Stadium
Bowls & rivalries	Delta State Millsaps
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1907–1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

History

Background: 1935–1994

Game results

See also

References