1982 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1982 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Southern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Alabama State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Alabama A&M*
W 7–6[1]
September 18at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
W 24–13[2]
September 25at Jackson State
L 17–4430,180[3]
October 2at Southern
L 14–31[4]
October 9Alabama State*
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 23–6[5]
October 16vs. No. 7 Grambling State
L 14–21[6]
October 23at Texas Southern
W 28–21[7]
October 30Prairie View A&M
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 14–13[8]
November 6Alcorn State
  • Magnolia Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 34–41[9]
November 13vs. No. 3 Tennessee State*
L 41–6322,000[10]

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References

  1. ^ "Alabama A&M falls". The Selma Times-Journal. September 12, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Valley beats Pine Bluff 24–13". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 19, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jackson State downs Devils, 44–17". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 26, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gibbs streaks". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama State falls". The Dothan Eagle. October 10, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling top MVSU 21–14". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 17, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Valley defeats TSU 28–21 at Houston". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prairie View tripped 14–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 31, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Late score sends Alcorn past Valley". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TSU captures battle of big plays". The Commercial Appeal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.

| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee


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