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2017 Mississippi Valley State

2–⁠9 (1–⁠6 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Mississippi Valley State in 2017, game by game: lost at North Dakota State 7–72; lost at Southern Illinois 3–55; lost vs. Grambling 6–38; lost at Charleston Southern 7–58; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 38–31; lost at Alabama A&M 14–49; won vs. Virginia Lynchburg 53–5; lost vs. Jackson State 5–24; lost vs. Texas Southern 21–38; lost at Alcorn State 0–59; lost vs. Alabama State 10–16+48−65Lost 7–72 at North Dakota State-65North Dakota St…Lost 3–55 at Southern Illinois-52Southern Illino…Lost 6–38 vs. Grambling-32GramblingLost 7–58 at Charleston Southern-51Charleston Sout…Won 38–31 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+7Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 14–49 at Alabama A&M-35Alabama A&MWon 53–5 vs. Virginia Lynchburg+48Virginia Lynchb…Lost 5–24 vs. Jackson State-19Jackson StateLost 21–38 vs. Texas Southern-17Texas SouthernLost 0–59 at Alcorn State-59Alcorn StateLost 10–16 vs. Alabama State-6Alabama State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atNorth Dakota StateL 7–⁠727%
Sep 9atSouthern IllinoisL 3–⁠5522%
Sep 23vsGramblingL 6–⁠3818%
Sep 30atCharleston SouthernL 7–⁠5812%
Oct 7atArkansas–Pine BluffW 38–⁠3138%
Oct 14atAlabama A&ML 14–⁠4929%
Oct 21vsVirginia LynchburgW 53–⁠550%
Oct 28vsJackson StateL 5–⁠2464%
Nov 4vsTexas SouthernL 21–⁠3858%
Nov 11atAlcorn StateL 0–⁠5911%
Nov 18vsAlabama StateL 10–⁠1635%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama State 16–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 9th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠445
Coach
—
Elo
1042 −89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−49.1 No. 121 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Ray Caldwell
Defensive coordinator
Vincent Dancy

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Dewayne Betts DUAL★★★No. 1758

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.815

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling9–⁠011–⁠2
Southern5–⁠27–⁠4
Alcorn State6–⁠37–⁠5
Prairie View A&M4–⁠36–⁠5
Alabama State4–⁠35–⁠6
Alabama A&M3–⁠44–⁠7
Jackson State3–⁠53–⁠8
Texas Southern2–⁠62–⁠9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠62–⁠9
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.