2002 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

2002 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East
Record	5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Willie Totten (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice–Totten Stadium (capacity: 10,000)

2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		6	–	1					8	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Alcorn State		3	–	4					6	–	5
Mississippi Valley State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama State		2	–	5					6	–	6
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$		6	–	1					11	–	2
Southern		5	–	2					6	–	6
Texas Southern		3	–	4					4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		2	–	5					3	–	8
Prairie View A&M		0	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2002 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SwAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Willie Totten, the played their home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Mississippi Valley State finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for third in the SWAC's East Division.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS	L 30–36
September 14	Delta State*	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS	W 28–26
September 21	at Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 7–45
September 28	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 12–36
October 5	Paul Quinn*	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS	W 52–16
October 12	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 16–19
October 19	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	L 13–24
October 26	at Texas Southern	Alexander Durley Sports Complex Houston, TX	L 21–34
November 2	Prairie View A&M	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS	W 26–8
November 9	Alcorn State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS	W 23–6
November 16	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 13–10
*Non-conference game