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2002 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Rice–Totten Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003 →
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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7 Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 30–36 OT [1]
September 14 Delta State*
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 28–26 [2]
September 21at Sam Houston State*
L 7–45 [3]
September 28at Jackson State
L 12–36 [4]
October 5 Paul Quinn*
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 52–16 [5]
October 12at Southern
L 16–19 [6]
October 19at Alabama A&M
L 13–24 [7]
October 26at Texas Southern
L 21–34 [8]
November 2 Prairie View A&M
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 26–8 [9]
November 9 Alcorn State
  • Rice–Totten Stadium
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 23–6 [10]
November 16at Alabama State
W 13–10 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Totten's Devils lose 36–30 in OT". The Clarion-Ledger. September 8, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Devils give Tottem 1st victory 28–26". The Clarion-Ledger. September 15, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bearkats blow Delta Devils away". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "QB Kent sets JSU passing record". Sun Herald. September 29, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "MVSU 52, Paul Quinn 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern 19, Mississippi Valley State 16". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bulldogs defense too much for Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 20, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Southern downs MVSU". Victoria Advocate. October 27, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "MSVU lunges to 26–8 win over Prairie View". Enterprise-Journal. November 3, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Braves can't hold back Brown". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Delta Devils savor streak; MVSU ends year on a roll". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2002". ESPN. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  13. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Mississippi Valley State University. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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