1977 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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.

1977 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Davis Weathersby (8th season)
Home stadium	Magnolia Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II.[1][2] All the others were classified as Division I.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 3	Bishop*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 27–10	[3]
September 10	Lincoln (MO)*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 55–0	[4]
September 17	Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 12–9	[5]
September 24	Jackson State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 13–37	[6]
October 1	Southern	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 35–13	[7]
October 8	at Langston*	Langston, OK	L 8–34	[8]
October 15	at Grambling State	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 21–42	[9]
October 22	Texas Southern	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 33–35	[10]
October 29	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 0–3	[11]
November 5	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 12–10	[12]
*Non-conference game

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