1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 1–10 (0–7 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Magnolia Stadium |
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No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Kenneth Pettiford, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | at Alabama A&M* | L 0–27 | [1] | ||
September 12 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | W 16–7 | [2] | ||
September 19 | at Florida A&M* | L 0–10 | 6,939 | [3] | |
September 26 | at No. 15 Jackson State | L 0–46 | [4] | ||
October 3 | No. 16 Southern |
| L 14–17 | [5] | |
October 10 | vs. Middle Tennessee* | L 7–38 | 2,547 | [6] | |
October 17 | at Grambling State | L 14–45 | [7] | ||
October 24 | Texas Southern |
| L 17–31 | [8] | |
October 31 | at Prairie View A&M | Waller, TX | L 0–20 | [9] | |
November 7 | at Alcorn State | L 13–21 | [10] | ||
November 14 | at Alabama State | L 0–21 | 8,500 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Alabama A&M 27, M. Valley St. 0". The Anniston Star. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Devils 'D' silences Cooley". The Clarion-Ledger. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU stymies Miss. Valley St., 10–0". The Orlando Sentinel. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers demolish Devils". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern moves ahead of JSU with 17–14 defeat of Valley". Enterprise-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling stops MVSU cold". Hattiesburg American. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU spoils Valley homecoming". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View 20, MVSU 0". Hattiesburg American. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn holds off determined Devils, 21–13". The Sun Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets top MVSU 21–0". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.