1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 1–10 0–7 Kenneth Pettiford 1st Magnolia Stadium 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 5 l y y 1987 Alabama A&M Bulldogs Alabama A&M Milton Frank Stadium Huntsville, AL 0–27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-anniston-star-alabama-am-27-m-val/130430132/ The Anniston Star Alabama A&M 27, M. Valley St. 0 September 6, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com September 12 w y 1987 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 16–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-devils-d-silences-coole/130430251/ The Clarion-Ledger Devils 'D' silences Cooley September 13, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com September 19 l y y Florida A&M Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL 0–10 6,939 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-famu-stymies-miss/130430427/ FAMU stymies Miss. Valley St., 10–0 The Orlando Sentinel September 20, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com September 26 l y Jackson State 15 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 0–46 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-tigers-demoli/129343330/ Tigers demolish Devils The Greenwood Commonwealth September 27, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 l Southern 16 Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 14–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal-southern-moves-ahead/130427279/ Enterprise-Journal Southern moves ahead of JSU with 17–14 defeat of Valley October 4, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 l y y Middle Tennessee Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN 7–38 2,547 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-colliers-option-r/130430693/ The Commercial Appeal Collier's option runs for MTSU bring victory October 11, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 l y Grambling State Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA 14–45 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121202833/grambling-stops-mvsu-cold/ Hattiesburg American Grambling stops MVSU cold October 18, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 l Texas Southern Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 17–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-tsu-spoils-va/126167155/ The Greenwood Commonwealth TSU spoils Valley homecoming October 25, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 l y Prairie View A&M Waller, TX 0–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-prairie-view-20-mv/130422034/ Prairie View 20, MVSU 0 Hattiesburg American November 1, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 l y Alcorn State Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 13–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-alcorn-holds-off-determined-d/130429475/ The Sun Herald Alcorn holds off determined Devils, 21–13 November 8, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 l y Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 0–21 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-hornets-top-m/129079059/ Hornets top MVSU 21–0 The Greenwood Commonwealth November 15, 1987 August 21, 2023 Newspapers.comMississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1985–1989) College Football Data Warehouse August 21, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mississippi_valley_state/1985-1989_yearly_results.php September 5, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905215442/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mississippi_valley_state/1985-1989_yearly_results.php dead References Mississippi Valley State Category:Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football seasons Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football