Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Mississippi Valley State beat Arkansas–Pine Bluff 38–⁠31. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Arkansas–Pine Bluff led the series 8–⁠4.

AwayMississippi Valley State2–⁠9 in 2017
38
HomeArkansas–Pine Bluff2–⁠9 in 2017
31

Final at Golden Lion Stadium, Pine BluffAttendance 4,030

At kickoff
84°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Grider Field Airport (KPBF), 11 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Vern Breakfield; umpire Ron Turner; head linesman Mark Heinish; line judge Clifton Eley; side judge Victor Tarleton; field judge Brandon Bullock; back judge Tim McCullouchGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mississippi Valley State01417738
Arkansas–Pine Bluff7107731

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Arkansas–Pine Bluff 62% to win. Mississippi Valley State won as Elo’s underdog.

Arkansas–Pine Bluff leads 11–⁠6 in 17 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Arkansas–Pine Bluff 35, Mississippi Valley State 21
2023Mississippi Valley State 42, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 17
2020Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24, Mississippi Valley State 17
2019Arkansas–Pine Bluff 38, Mississippi Valley State 6
2018Mississippi Valley State 48, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 47
2017Mississippi Valley State 38, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31

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