1983 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1983 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 7–2–1 4–2–1 Archie Cooley 4th Magnolia Stadium 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. Schedule 1983 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 10 w y y 1983 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA 49–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-miss-valley-blasts/130350061/ The Atlanta Journal Miss. Valley blasts Morris Brown September 11, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 17 w y 1983 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 63–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-miss-valley-blasts-uapi/130350279/ The Clarion-Ledger Miss. Valley blasts UA–Pine Bluff 63–0 September 18, 1981 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 24 l y Jackson State 6 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 19–33 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-jsu-continues/129338524/ JSU continues mastery of Valley State The Greenwood Commonwealth September 25, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 l Southern Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 28–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-southern-stays-perfect-3128/130350591/ The Shreveport Times Southern stays perfect, 31–28 October 3, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 8 w y Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 28–27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-mvsu-pulls-ou/129070209/ MVSU pulls out 28–27 win over Alabama State The Greenwood Commonwealth October 9, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 t y Grambling State 20 Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 28–28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121135296/mvsu-rebounds-for-2828-tie-with-grambli/ The Greenwood Commonwealth MVSU rebounds for 28–28 tie with Grambling October 16, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 22 w Texas Southern Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 30–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-totten-spurs/126145748/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Totten spurs MVSU to homecoming victory October 23, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com October 29 w y Prairie View A&M Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX 54–12 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-mississippi-valley/130351065/ The Bradenton Herald Mississippi Valley St. 54, Prairie View 12 October 30, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 5 w y Alcorn State Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 42–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-valley-bewilders-alcorn/130351222/ The Clarion-Ledger Valley bewilders Alcorn November 6, 1983 April 20, 2023 Newspapers.com November 12 w y y Tennessee State 12 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Bluff City Classic 51–38 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-valleys-early-pun/130351452/ Valley's early punch KO's Tennessee State The Commercial Appeal November 13, 1983 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.comMississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1980–1984) College Football Data Warehouse August 20, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mississippi_valley_state/1980-1984_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906005250/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mississippi_valley_state/1980-1984_yearly_results.php dead References Mississippi Valley State Category:Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football seasons Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football