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2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
File:Mississippi Valley State Athletics logo.png
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRay Caldwell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Dancy (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Stadium
(Capacity: 10,000)
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 2     7 5  
Alabama State   4 3     5 6  
Alabama A&M   3 4     4 7  
Jackson State   3 4     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     2 9  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 0     11 2  
Southern   5 2     7 4  
Prairie View A&M   4 3     6 5  
Texas Southern   2 5     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 6     2 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Delta Devils were led by fourth-year head coach, Rick Comegy and played their home games at Rice–Totten Stadium as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Delta Devils finished the season 2–9, 1–6 in SWAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

On November 20, it was announced that head coach Rick Comegy's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Mississippi Valley State with a four-year record of 6–38.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22:30 p.m.at No. 2 North Dakota State*ESPN3L 7–7218,502
September 96:00 p.m.at Southern Illinois*ESPN3L 3–558,194
September 236:00 p.m.No. 22 Grambling StateL 6–382,374
September 306:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern*L 7–581,456
October 76:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 38–314,030
October 143:00 p.m.at Alabama A&ML 14–492,269
October 212:00 p.m.Virginia–Lynchburg*dagger
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 53–59,875
October 282:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 5–247,925
November 41:00 p.m.Texas Southern
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 21–382,987
November 112:00 p.m.at Alcorn StateL 0–596,957
November 181:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 10–16936

References