2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2017
| team = Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| division = East Division
| short_conf = SWAC
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–8
| head_coach = Rick Comegy
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach = Ray Caldwell
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Vincent Dancy
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
}}
{{2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite news |last= Kellenberger |first=Hugh |title=Mississippi Valley State, Rick Comegy part ways after four seasons |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/2017/11/20/mississippi-valley-state-rick-comegy-part-ways-after-four-seasons/881303001/ |newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=November 20, 2017 |access-date=June 17, 2023 }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2017
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = North Dakota State
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Fargodome
| site_cityst = Fargo, ND
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 7–72
| attend = 18,502
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Saluki Stadium
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 3–55
| attend = 8,194
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Grambling State
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 6–38
| attend = 2,374
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv =
| score = 7–58
| attend = 1,456
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| site_stadium = Golden Lion Stadium
| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, AR
| tv =
| score = 38–31
| attend = 4,030
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| site_stadium = Louis Crews Stadium
| site_cityst = Normal, AL
| tv =
| score = 14–49
| attend = 2,269
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2017|team=Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons|title=Virginia–Lynchburg}}
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 53–5
| attend = 9,875
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 5–24
| attend = 7,925
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas Southern
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 21–38
| attend = 2,987
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = Casem-Spinks Stadium
| site_cityst = Lorman, MS
| tv =
| score = 0–59
| attend = 6,957
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Alabama State
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv =
| score = 10–16
| attend = 936
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Schedule 2017 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2400/season/2017 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=June 17, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2017 Football Schedule |url=https://mvsusports.com/sports/football/schedule/2017 |publisher=Mississippi Valley State University |access-date=June 17, 2023 }}
References
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