1986 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1986 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–4–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Archie Cooley (7th season)
Home stadium	Magnolia Stadium
Seasons ←  1985 1987  →

1986 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Jackson State $^	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Alcorn State	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Grambling State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Alabama State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Prairie View A&M	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–4–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Alabama A&M *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 42–21		[1]
September 27	at No. 18 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 8–26		[2]
October 4	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–28		[3]
October 11	at North Carolina A&T *	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 14–20	18,000	[4]
October 18	vs. Grambling State	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL	W 13–10	16,454	[5]
October 25	at Texas Southern	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 34–34		[6] [7]
November 1	Prairie View A&M	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 28–21		[8]
November 9	vs. Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 13–17		[9]
November 15	Alabama State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 19–3	500	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Valley rocks, rolls 42–21". The Clarion-Ledger. September 7, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Jackson State rolls to win over Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern wins over Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 5, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "A&T edges Miss. Valley". News and Record. October 12, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Valley kicks G-Men 13–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "MVSU vs. Texas Southern". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 24, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Valley, TSU end game tied". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Valley downs View". Enterprise-Journal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vigne's return sparks Alcorn win". Hattiesburg American. November 10, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Valley overcomes sputtering offense to beat Alabama State 19–3". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.