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1984 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils
sport	football
conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
short_conf	SWAC
record	9–2
conf_record	6–1
head_coach	Archie Cooley
hc_year	5th
stadium	Magnolia Stadium
bowl	NCAA Division I-AA First Round
bowl_result	L 19–66 vs. Louisiana Tech

The 1984 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils team represented the Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Archie Cooley, the Delta Devils played their home games at Magnolia Stadium—now known as Rice–Totten Stadium—in Itta Bena, Mississippi. Mississippi Valley State finished the season with an overall record of 9–2 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC. The team qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Louisiana Tech in the first round. With an offense led by quarterback Willie Totten and wide receiver Jerry Rice, the Delta Devils scored 628 points on the season, averaging more than 57 points per game.

Schedule

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Individual accomplishments

As a senior in 1984, Jerry Rice broke his own NCAA Division I-AA records for receptions (112) and receiving yards (1,845). His 27 touchdown receptions in that 1984 season set the NCAA mark for all divisions. Rice caught 17 passes for 199 yards against Southern, 17 for 294 against , and 15 for 285 against Jackson State, in the first win for Mississippi Valley over the Tigers since 1954. He scored five touchdowns twice that year. Rice was named to every 1984 College Football All-America Team, including the Associated Press squad, and finished ninth in Heisman Trophy balloting. In the Blue–Gray Football Classic all-star game played on Christmas Day, he earned MVP honors.

Rice finished his college career with 301 catches for 4,693 yards and 50 touchdowns. His NCAA record for total career touchdown receptions stood until October 7, 2006, when New Hampshire Wildcats wide receiver David Ball, recorded his 51st career receiving touchdown.

Team players in the NFL

Willie Totten played for the Buffalo Bills in 1987.

References

. (September 2, 1984). ["Kentucky State is mauled 86-0"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81727328/the-courier-journal/). *[[The Courier-Journal]]*.
Richardson, Bill. (September 16, 1984). "Mississippi Valley State cuts through Washburn 77-15". [[The Kansas City Star]].
. (September 16, 1984). ["Miss. Valley 77, Washburn 15"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81726174/clarion-ledger/). *[[The Clarion-Ledger]]*.
(September 23, 1984). "Valley chews up Jackson State 49–32". The Clarion-Ledger.
(September 30, 1984). "Mississippi Valley 63, Southern 45". Alexandria Daily Town Talk.
(October 14, 1984). "QB Totten tosses for 4 TDs as Devils roll". The Indianapolis Star.
(October 21, 1984). "Totten throttles TSU". Victoria Advocate.
Nance, Roscoe. (October 28, 1984). "No pity: Valley 71, PV 6". [[The Clarion-Ledger]].
Nance, Roscoe. (October 28, 1984). "No pity (continued)". [[The Clarion-Ledger]].
. (October 28, 1984). ["Miss. Valley 71, Prairie View 6"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81726956/clarion-ledger/). *[[The Clarion-Ledger]]*.
(November 4, 1984). "Qualls captures spotlight as Braves rip Delta Devils". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 11, 1984). "Miss. Valley rips Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(November 18, 1984). "Valley flood rips Langston in 83–11 rout". The Daily Oklahoman.
(November 25, 1984). "La. Tech ravages Valley". The Clarion-Ledger.
"ESPN Classic - 49ers era was Rice era".
"David Ball Stats, News, Bio".
"Willie Totten Stats".

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