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15 Facts About Willie Totten

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Willie "Satellite" Totten was born on July 4,1962 and is an American football coach and former college quarterback who played with Jerry Rice in Mississippi.

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The Delta Devils averaged 59 points a game during the 1984 season as Willie Totten threw for a record 58 touchdowns and led them to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

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Willie Totten served as the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State from 2002 to 2009.

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Willie Totten played professionally in the Canadian Football League with the BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts before moving on to the National Football League, as a replacement player for the Buffalo Bills during the strike-shortened 1987 NFL season.

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Willie Totten completed 13 of 33 passes for 155 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions during his stint in the NFL.

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Willie Totten played in the Arena Football League for the Chicago Bruisers, Pittsburgh Gladiators, and the New Orleans Night each for a single season.

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Willie Totten finished his arena football career with 1665 passing yards, 23 passing touchdowns, 13 interceptions, and 3 additional rushing touchdowns.

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Willie Totten earned his master's degree at Grambling State University, and was a graduate assistant on the coaching staff for head football coach Eddie Robinson.

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Willie Totten returned to his alma mater and served as quarterbacks coach and running back coach during the 1990s before moving on to coach at the high school level for two years.

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Willie Totten returned to the MVSU coaching staff in 2000, and was elevated to head coach in 2001.

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Willie Totten brought pride back to Mississippi Valley State, as he led the Delta Devils to back-to-back winning seasons in 2005 and 2006.

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Willie Totten resigned after the 2009 season, and took an administrative position at MVSU in 2010.

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In 2019 Willie Totten returned to MVSU as an assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach.

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Willie Totten is one of a few college football coaches ever to coach in a stadium named after him.

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Willie Totten is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.