1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Alabama A&M*L 0–27[1]
September 12Arkansas–Pine Bluff*W 16–7[2]
September 19at Florida A&M*L 0–106,939[3]
September 26at No. 15 Jackson StateL 0–46[4]
October 3No. 16 Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 14–17[5]
October 10vs. Middle Tennessee*L 7–382,547[6]
October 17at Grambling StateL 14–45[7]
October 24Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 17–31[8]
October 31at Prairie View A&MWaller, TXL 0–20[9]
November 7at Alcorn StateL 13–21[10]
November 14at Alabama StateL 0–218,500[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alabama A&M 27, M. Valley St. 0". The Anniston Star. September 6, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Devils 'D' silences Cooley". The Clarion-Ledger. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FAMU stymies Miss. Valley St., 10–0". The Orlando Sentinel. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers demolish Devils". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern moves ahead of JSU with 17–14 defeat of Valley". Enterprise-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling stops MVSU cold". Hattiesburg American. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TSU spoils Valley homecoming". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Prairie View 20, MVSU 0". Hattiesburg American. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alcorn holds off determined Devils, 21–13". The Sun Herald. November 8, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Hornets top MVSU 21–0". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.