1983 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
American college football season
1983 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–2–1 (4–2–1 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Magnolia Stadium |
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No. 10 Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Jackson State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at Morris Brown* | W 49–7 | [1] | ||
September 17 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | W 63–0 | [2] | ||
September 24 | at No. 6 Jackson State | L 19–33 | [3] | ||
October 2 | Southern |
| L 28–31 | [4] | |
October 8 | at Alabama State | W 28–27 | [5] | ||
October 15 | at No. 20 Grambling State | T 28–28 | [6] | ||
October 22 | Texas Southern |
| W 30–21 | [7] | |
October 29 | at Prairie View A&M | W 54–12 | [8] | ||
November 5 | at Alcorn State |
| W 42–14 | [9] | |
November 12 | vs. No. 12 Tennessee State* |
| W 51–38 | 15,000 | [10] |
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References
- ^ "Miss. Valley blasts Morris Brown". The Atlanta Journal. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. Valley blasts UA–Pine Bluff 63–0". The Clarion-Ledger. September 18, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU continues mastery of Valley State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 25, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern stays perfect, 31–28". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSU pulls out 28–27 win over Alabama State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSU rebounds for 28–28 tie with Grambling". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Totten spurs MVSU to homecoming victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley St. 54, Prairie View 12". The Bradenton Herald. October 30, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley bewilders Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1983. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley's early punch KO's Tennessee State". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi Valley State Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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