Hall of Fame

U.S. McPherson

  • Class
  • Induction
    1992
  • Sport(s)
    Football , Administration
  • Mississippi Valley State
Basic Facts
  • He was the second head football coach at Mississippi Vocational College (MVC) – now Mississippi Valley State University.
  • He served as head coach at MVC from 1954 to 1957.
  • His coaching record at MVC during that span was approximately 25–10–2, with a winning percentage of about .675 — one of the highest in the school’s history.
  • Under his leadership, MVC won the South-Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) title three years running (1955, 1956, 1957).
  • McPherson is listed in the MVC / MVSU Athletics Hall of Fame as “Ulysses McPherson* Coach” for MVC / MVSU.