1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach	Kenneth Pettiford (1st season)
Home stadium	Magnolia Stadium
Seasons ←  1986 1988  →

1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Alabama A&M *	Milton Frank Stadium Huntsville, AL	L 0–27		[1]
September 12	Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 16–7		[2]
September 19	at Florida A&M *	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–10	6,939	[3]
September 26	at No. 15 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–46		[4]
October 3	No. 16 Southern	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 14–17		[5]
October 10	vs. Middle Tennessee *	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–38	2,547	[6]
October 17	at Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 14–45		[7]
October 24	Texas Southern	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 17–31		[8]
October 31	at Prairie View A&M	Waller, TX	L 0–20		[9]
November 7	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 13–21		[10]
November 14	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–21	8,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

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.