1977 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
American college football season
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The 1977 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Davis Weathersby, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (2–4 SWAC)
Headcoach
- Davis Weathersby (8th season)
HomestadiumMagnolia Stadium
| 1977 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–4 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Magnolia Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 3 | Bishop* | W 27–10 | [3] | |
| September 10 | Lincoln (MO)* |
| W 55–0 | [4] |
| September 17 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 12–9 | [5] |
| September 24 | Jackson State |
| L 13–37 | [6] |
| October 1 | Southern |
| W 35–13 | [7] |
| October 8 | at Langston* | Langston, OK | L 8–34 | [8] |
| October 15 | at Grambling State | L 21–42 | [9] | |
| October 22 | Texas Southern |
| L 33–35 | [10] |
| October 29 | at Prairie View A&M | L 0–3 | [11] | |
| November 5 | at Alcorn State | W 12–10 | [12] | |
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