1985 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1985 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
  1984
1986  
1985 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Grambling State +^ 6 1 09 3 0
No. 15 Jackson State +^ 6 1 08 3 0
Mississippi Valley State 5 2 08 3 0
No. 20 Alcorn State 5 2 07 3 0
Southern 3 4 06 5 0
Alabama State 2 5 03 8 0
Texas Southern 1 6 01 10 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31vs. Southern W 28–741,000 [1]
September 7vs. Alabama A&M *
W 32–19 [2]
September 21at Bishop *W 80–141,500 [3]
September 28at Jackson State No. 13
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 35–1456,978 [4]
October 5vs. Tennessee State *No. T–8W 28–1340,000 [5]
October 19at No. 2 Grambling State No. 6L 21–31 [6]
October 26 Texas Southern No. 12W 59–40 [7]
November 2at Prairie View A&M No. T–9W 56–17 [8]
November 9vs. Alcorn State No. 7
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 28–3542,100 [9]
November 16at Alabama State No. T–18W 55–6 [10]
November 23 North Carolina A&T *No. 16
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 35–36 [11]

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The 1978 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Thomas, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 6–3–1, with a conference record of 3–2–1, and finished third in the SWAC.

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The 1983 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 7–2–1, with a conference record of 4–2–1, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

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The 1989 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Kenneth Pettiford, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 0–7, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

The 1992 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

The 1999 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach LaTraia Jones, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC East Division.

The 2000 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach LaTraia Jones, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished fourth in the SWAC East Division.

References

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