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2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–9 (1–8 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRay Caldwell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Dancy (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice–Totten Stadium
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 as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Rick Comegy in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9 and a mark of 1–8 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the SWAC's East Division. Mississippi Valley State played home games at Rice–Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi.

On November 20, Mississippi Valley State announced that Comegy's contract would not be renewed. He finished four-year tenure as head coach of the Delta Devils with a record of 6–38.[1]

Schedule

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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 State
L 6–382,374
September 306:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern*
L 7–581,456
October 76:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 38–314,030
October 143:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M
L 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 State
L 0–596,957
November 181:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
L 10–16936
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ Kellenberger, Hugh (November 20, 2017). "Mississippi Valley State, Rick Comegy part ways after four seasons". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
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