1988 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team information
American college football season
1988Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record
3–8 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Kenneth Pettiford (2nd season)
Home stadium
Magnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Jackson State $^
7
–
0
–
0
8
–
1
–
2
No. 20 Grambling State
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Alabama State
4
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Alcorn State
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Southern
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Prairie View A&M
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Mississippi Valley State
1
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Texas Southern
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
11
–
0
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
The 1988 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Kenneth Pettiford, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.
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