1997 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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1997 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (3–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southern $  8 0   11 1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^  7 1   9 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 2   8 3  
Texas Southern  4 4   5 6  
Alcorn State  4 4   4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  3 5   4 6  
Alabama State  2 6   3 8  
Grambling State  2 6   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 8   0 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 3–5, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30vs. No. 17 Southern
L 30–5722,061 [1]
September 6at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 7–15 [2]
September 20 Alabama A&M *L 8–23 [3]
September 27at No. 19 Jackson State L 31–48 [4]
October 11at Grambling State L 13–20 [5]
October 19at Lane *W 17–14 [6]
October 25 Texas Southern
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 13–10 [7]
November 1at Prairie View A&M W 27–0 [8]
November 8at Alcorn State L 18–23 [9]
November 15 Alabama State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 34–10 [10]

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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.

The 1980 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

The 1981 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

The 1982 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

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.

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.

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.

The 1988 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Kenneth Pettiford, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

The 1991 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth 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 1993 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 4–4–2, with a conference record of 2–3–2, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

The 1994 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

The 1995 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

The 1996 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

The 1998 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Larry Dorsey, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 1–10, with a conference record of 1–7, and finished eighth 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.

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