1984 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1984 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
I-AA Playoffs First Round vs. Louisiana Tech, L 19–66
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
1984 record	9–2 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Archie Cooley

The 1984 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils team represented the Mississippi Valley State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA college football season. Its head coach was Archie Cooley.

Regular season

As a senior in 1984, Jerry Rice broke his own 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.

The 1984 season was also memorable for the Delta Devils as the club attracted national attention. The Delta Devils scored 628 points (an average of more than 59 per game). Rice caught 17 passes for 199 yards against Southern, 17 for 294 against Kentucky State and 15 for 285 against Jackson State, the first time MVSU beat them since 1954.

Rice scored five touchdowns twice that year. He finished his career with 301 catches for 4,693 yards and 50 touchdowns.^[1] His NCAA record for total career touchdown receptions stood until October 7, 2006, when University of New Hampshire wide receiver David Ball, recorded his fifty-first career receiving touchdown.^[2]

Even though Willie Totten was the quarterback, Rice was the biggest name on the team and was named to every All-American team (including the AP squad) and finished ninth in Heisman Trophy balloting in 1984.^[1] In the Blue Gray Classic all-star game played on Christmas Day, he earned MVP honors.^[3]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Delta Devils points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 1	@ Kentucky State	Win	86	0	1-0
2	Sept. 15	@ Washburn	Win	77	15	2-0
3	Sept. 22	@ Jackson State	Win	49	32	3-0
4	Sept. 29	@ Southern University	Win	63	45	4-0
5	Oct. 13	Grambling State	Win	48	36	5-0
6	Oct. 20	@ Texas Southern	Win	55	42	6-0
7	Oct. 27	Prairie View A&M	Win	71	6	7-0
8	Nov. 3	Alcorn State	Loss	38	42	7-1
9	Nov. 10	Alabama State	Win	49	7	8-1
10	Nov. 17	Langston University	Win	83	11	9-1
11	Nov. 24	@ Louisiana Tech	Loss	19	66	9-2

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Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jerry Rice	Wide Receiver	1	16	San Francisco 49ers

^[5]

Willie Totten played for the Buffalo Bills in 1987.^[6]

Awards and records

Jerry Rice, Division I-AA record, most receptions (112)
Jerry Rice, Division I-AA record, most receiving yards (1,845)
Jerry Rice, NCAA record, most touchdown receptions in any NCAA divisions (27)^[1]
Jerry Rice, AP All-American selection
Jerry Rice, Most Valuable Player, Blue Gray Classic

References

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football

Venues	Rice–Totten Field (?–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1984 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Alcorn State Arkansas State Boston U Chattanooga Eastern Kentucky Indiana State Louisiana Tech Middle Tennessee State Mississippi Valley State Montana State Rhode Island Richmond

Champion – Montana State Bobcats

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