The MVSU offense would start at its own goal line and run a play, at which point another trainer would introduce a new ball and immediately run the next one. The Delta Devils had gone 7-2-1 in 1983, and looked to be even better this year. There is no additional information to display. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 1984-85 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 18-11 (8-7, 3rd in SWAC MBB ) Coach: Lafayette Stribling PS/G: 78.2 (17th of 282) PA/G: 72.1 (210th of 282) SRS: -2.25 (165th of 282) SOS: -7.29 (261st of 282) Mississippi Valley State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Teddy Allen. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. "I knew then, if we could play against Jackson State, with one of the greatest coaches I've ever coached against (W.C. Gorden), who won eight SWAC championships in the '80s if we could score that easily on Jackson, then everyone else was going to be soup. "Whenever you get an opportunity to play on a big stage like that, you want to showcase your ability, you want to win that football game, and I remember walking off that field crying like a baby because we lost and it was over. 2022 Football Roster # Name Name Ht. Canada, Kobe You could be forgiven if you passed through the tiny town of Itta Bena, Miss., without even knowing you were there. Defense never was MSVU's strong suit, for all the points it scored, so the Braves jumped out to a 28-7 halftime lead. Schedule [ edit] [1] Roster [ edit] References [ edit] ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. "I sort of felt hopeful (coming into Mississippi Valley), but I knew not to be disappointed if I didn't ever get drafted because the most important thing is to go to college and also get a degree. The 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team represented Mississippi State University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Franklin, Donavin Chestnut, Jaxson Do you have a blog? With a 45-26 win over LSU, Bulldog quarterback John Bond became the first and only quarterback to register four wins over LSU. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS, Copyright 2023 Mississippi Valley State University. Rice was named to every 1984 College Football All-America Team, including the Associated Press squad, and finished ninth in Heisman Trophy balloting. You'd have guys who'd throw up or guys who'd collapse, but it was part of the process, getting your body ready to be able to endure four quarters of going at a very high tempo where you basically wear out your opponent. 2023 Schedule. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. And I know if someone else wants to claim it and rename it and get the credit, there's somebody who's going to be sitting in that room who's going to say, 'No, no, no, you didn't do that. Midway through the fourth quarter, with the game still tied, Valley was driving deep into Alcorn territory, looking to take the lead, but Totten threw an interception at the Alcorn 20. Thompson, Eli All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. "We were scoring so easily, and we hadn't beaten Jackson in so long, that it didn't seem real to me," Cooley said. Visit ESPN to view the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils team schedule for the current and previous seasons Tabbed Phi-Lookem-Jukeum, Valley's offense was being referred to as "The Offense of the 1990s" in the mid-1980s. "We didn't worry about all the attention that was coming," Rice told FOX Sports of the '84 MVSU team, which went 9-2 and averaged 640 yards and nearly 61 points per game in the regular season. Mississippi Valley State's head coach Archie "Gunslinger" Cooley led the Satellite Express offense featuring Jerry Rice and Willie "Satellite" Totten to average a remarkable 60.9 points per game . 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Kendall, Von NFL Officials Ed Hochuli, Tony Steratore, Terry McAulay . But Itta Bena and Mississippi Valley State did have one thing that no one else had: a bricklayer's son and future NFL Hall of Famer named Jerry Lee Rice at wide receiver. Totten played college football at Mississippi Valley State and was as the starting quarterback at Delta Devils. Pirtle, Devin Do you have a sports website? The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are the college football team representing the Mississippi Valley State University.The Delta Devils play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). All rights reserved. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Cooley and them started that at Mississippi Valley State.' All rights reserved. Mississippi Valley State wasn't in the hunt for a national title in 1984, as its neighbors at Ole Miss and Mississippi State are today. Betts, Caleb The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. I always had that doubt that, 'Maybe I won't get picked.' Main Navigation Menu. After that, teams began to double- and triple-team Rice, sometimes leaving the Delta Devils' other receivers uncovered and allowing them to run roughshod. Do you have a sports website? That meant one training camp from hell in the Delta, as Cooley implemented his new offensive scheme and the breakneck pace all at once, for multiple hours at a time, multiple times per day. Football | March 30, 2023 View Archives HBCU NATIONAL CHAMPION NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL EAGLES AND MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE DELTA DEVILS TO APPEAR IN THE 39TH ANNIVERSARY CIRCLE CITY (); : "Now you look at it, and everybody is running the spread, everybody is running the no-huddle, even in the NFL," added Totten. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Green, Tre Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. In fact, the Delta Devils didn't and still. In that game, Rice caught 17 passes for 294 yards, breaking the single-game receiving record he'd set the season before against Southern. Success was predictably hard to come by early on, as Cooley's players struggled to adjust to such a radical shift in the team's offensive approach and the Delta Devils went 4-4-1 in Cooley's first year. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. I'm sure of that.". I got what I knew I would receive if they kept working like they worked.". Livingston, Brendon ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. I never thought that just because I was putting those outstanding numbers up that it was going to justify drafting me or propel me to the NFL. 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. But Jerry and I, we just kind of clicked, and when we clicked, we made a lot of defensive backs miserable during the course of that year. About logos 1983-84 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 15-13 (6-8, 5th in SWAC MBB ) Coach: Lafayette Stribling PS/G: 77.1 (30th of 275) PA/G: 74.5 (246th of 275) SRS: -5.76 (192nd of 275) SOS: -8.03 (255th of 275) Mississippi Valley State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats The game was in such high demand that it was relocated from Itta Bena to Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson and rescheduled from Saturday, Nov. 3, to Sunday, Nov. 4, to accommodate for the crowd, which would end up topping 63,000 people to this day one of the largest crowds to fill that stadium. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Year Hometown High School Previous School Pos. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. "Once you can do that, you can do whatever you want to do on the football field, and you can also put a lot of points on the board.". ", "We were just having fun, playing ball," added Totten, now the quarterbacks coach at Alabama A&M. 2020-2021 Football Roster - Mississippi Valley State University Athletics Mississippi Valley State University Athletics THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Main Navigation Menu Sport Navigation Menu Spring 2021 Football Roster Go To Coaching Staff Print Download Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: A few formations would call for receivers in both slot positions. Then, after Rice won MVP honors in the Blue-Gray game, the 49ers eventually took him with the 16th overall pick in the 1985 draft. Griffin. They just couldn't handle what we did.". "When we got to the stadium, I guarantee that there were already 30,000 or 35,000 people already in there, and to see that happen, that was something that will always be a great feeling for Mississippi and for Valley nation, that we filled that stadium up," Totten said. 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster | College Football at Sports-Reference.com via Sports Logos.net About logos 1984 Mississippi State Bulldogs Roster Previous Year Next Year Record: 4-7 (76th of 110) ( Schedule & Results ) Conference: SEC Conference Record: 1-5 Coach: Emory Bellard (4-7) Points For: 198 Points/G: 18.0 (81st of 110) Jerry Rice and Deacon Jones, considered two of the greatest American football players of all time, spent their college days playing for the team. We were just trying to do what this crazy coach came up with, execute it and make it work.". ); : The green, white, and red Delta Devils from tiny Itta Bena were nothing short of a national sensation. Harris Jr. Ben Against Prairie View A&M, the floodgates opened for everyone, with Totten throwing for 599 yards and eight touchdowns, as Rice caught 10 passes for 198 yards and another five scores. The official 2022 Football Roster for the Fort Valley State University Wildcats There is no additional information to display: Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. The game wasn't without its share of controversy, as Cooley, to this day, accuses Tech of sending a scout posing as a newspaper reporter to watch Mississippi Valley's preparations, and there's a thought by Valley fans that the referees allowed Tech to play too physically on defense, making it tough for Totten's receivers to get open. 4 Alcorn State, a fellow undefeated that boasted one of the best defenses in I-AA. You've got 50 points, why don't you lay off me?'" Gant, Paul 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. Looking back, it was even more ahead of its time than that. : And one can't help but wonder whether any of it would have happened had they not believed in a crazy Gunslinger coach with a gimmicky system to lead them to one of the most exciting seasons football has ever seen. We thought Coach Cooley was crazy because we were running, running, running up and down the field, up and down the field, and guys had to get adjusted to it. Do you have a sports website? Williams, Brandon The two forged such a bond that they mostly communicated via hand and head signals on the field think Peyton Manning as if opposing defenses needed anything else to worry about. Now 75, he's just happy to have had the opportunity to be along for the ride as the Delta Devils brought a little excitement and a lot of attention to Itta Bena. Fantasy Football Stats Current Fantasy Matchups, Fantasy Points Allowed . Other times, Cooley would call for a triple-stack, with one guy in the slot, occasionally putting someone in the backfield with Totten. I'm one of those guys who believes that if you practice a certain way and give 100 percent intensity, it's going to pay off on the field, and it was just a result of those Delta Devils coming together and wanting to make a statement.". Mississippi Valley State wasn't in the hunt for a national title in 1984, as its neighbors at Ole Miss and Mississippi State are today. Rice caught 17 passes for 199 yards against Southern, 17 for 294 against Kentucky State, and 15 for 285 against Jackson State, in the first win for Mississippi Valley over the Tigers since 1954. The only chance for true redemption would come in the playoffs, where Mississippi Valley met Louisiana Tech in the first round, but a dream of a I-AA national championship died hard and fast, with the Bulldogs cruising to a 66-19 home win, ending the Devils' season. 1983-84 Mississippi Valley State (Men's) Season, Mississippi Valley State (Men's) School History, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 12:49AM. To see all of those fans come out, they knew it was going to be a great battle, and I think we went into that ballgame feeling pretty comfortable that we could win. The team qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Louisiana Tech in the first round. Fagan, Kyrrae So that meant he got all the work, and it paid off on both ends. The key to Cooley's Frankenstein offense, see, was that defenses would never know what was coming, even when the right call seemed obvious. Willie Totten Willie "Satellite" Totten (born July 4, 1962) is an American football coach and former player. FIFA World Cup - Best Goals from Every Angle, Draw for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023, FOX SPORTS, SPEED, SPEED.COM & 2023 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. "They didn't know what to do, and we would just eat it up.". (); : (); : Jerry Rice picking up yards after a catch. In the 1984 season, it was Mississippi Valley who was applying all the pressure. But when Cooley got his first head coaching job in 1980, he took over an ineffective, run-heavy MVSU program that had attempted 133 total passes the entire 1979 season. Hide/Show Additional Information For Alabama State - October 15, 2022. Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football, 2023 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team, NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mississippi_Valley_State_Delta_Devils_football&oldid=1134350401, American football teams established in 1953, Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 07:13. In what was known then as Division I-AA, the Valley's Cinderella season didn't end with a celebration, such as BYU's at the I-A level. "He said he was at a double-A school, and Bill was extolling his virtues, that's for sure.". Johnson, Wyatt "We could look at the defensive back and know exactly what route to give Jerry, or he knew what signal to give me to let me know what route he was going to run," Totten said. "We were hungry, we wanted to win and we had great players that came to work every day. In MVSU's second game, a 77-15 win over Washburn, Rice hauled in 15 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown a low-key output by his standards with Totten completing 36 of 55 passes for 402 yards and six touchdowns. They were a great team and had a great offense, too. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? In the BlueGray Football Classic all-star game played on Christmas Day, he earned MVP honors. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Stadiums Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Totten had already thrown for 3,500 yards and a division-record 43 touchdowns, and Rice had nearly 1,400 yards and 21 scores of his own. : Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. "We knew we had to send Jackson films of the previous ballgames and we didn't want them to see what we were doing to the extent where they could practice on it. Join our linker program. Shanklin, Jaydyn ", The defeat was even tougher on Rice, who finished the 1984 season with 112 catches for 1,845 yards and 27 touchdowns. Cooley recalled. "Sometimes we'd even (run routes) it in front of the cafeteria, just hanging around the dormitory. 84 Mississippi Valley State (Jerry Rice) Watch on The Satellite Express was diabolical, even by today's standards, and MVSU put up impossible numbers in 1984. Baseball Baseball: Schedule Baseball: Roster Baseball: News Basketball Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Schedule Cross Country: Roster Cross Country: News Football Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Tennis Tennis: Schedule Tennis . "He was the only one out of our group that played (as a true freshman), so he was the big kid on the block and we all kind of did what Jerry did. Mississippi Valley State has just added another piece to its offensive line as it prepares for the 2022 season. Wilkins, Caleb The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils are the college football team representing the Mississippi Valley State University. Williams, Ty'Jarian All of the sudden, after a win over one of the conference's traditional powers in his pocket, Cooley and his offense weren't seen as so gimmicky anymore. You can follow Sam Gardner on Twitter or email him at samgardnerfox@gmail.com. For Cooley, though, the lack of recognition isn't an issue. Do you have a blog? I remember us watching a game I was a Steelers fan, and I think he was a Steelers fan at the time and watching Lynn Swann, watching John Stallworth, and I don't think he ever dreamed that he would be with those guys, and talked about in the same breath as those guys.". Holmes, Zane After getting that long awaited taste of success in 1983, Cooley made it his mission to transform a feared offense into one that was totally unstoppable, and by the start of training camp in 1984, the Gunslinger had a playbook of more than 200 whimsical, schoolyard-inspired plays that utilized any and every imaginable formation Cooley thought might give him a chance to fool an opponent. 5 MVSU played against No. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Known as the "Home in the Woods," Itta Bena, with a population of just over 2,000, prides itself as the birthplace of B.B. Williams Sr. Marlon A crowd of 63,808 saw the game, which was originally scheduled for Saturday in Mississippi Valley's 10,000-seat stadium at Itta Bena. "So we put it in and it did well, and we found that if you do that, it only takes away from the defense. "Ever since I was a little kid, I dreamed about maybe playing in the NFL, but I knew that it was going to be a long, difficult road," he said. We were used to teams trying to play us man, and we had receivers running right past defenders, but they defended the red zone and defended the end zone. Wade, Jeremy The beatdown likely would have been worse, if not for four Totten's interceptions. [1] Contents 1 Schedule 2 Personnel 3 Season summary 3.1 Mississippi State Retrieved December 25, 2015 This college football 1980s season article is a stub. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. "It was a lot of fun because it was to the point where I wondered what they were going to play against the offense," Cooley said. And when he got to the point when he felt he could beat all the receivers, he took it to another level. Read more about our data coverage. (); : A standard workout that fall started with five trainers, each ready to go with a ball. Of course, in order to outwork the other team, that meant Mississippi Valley State had to be in better shape. (); : Or write about sports? All rights reserved. And it was during that wild ride of a 1984 season that Rice and an unheralded quarterback named Willie Totten perfected an innovative offensive scheme that came years before its time, rewriting the NCAA record books with the whole world watching. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. "I had coaches walk up to me at halftime and say, 'Cooley what are you trying to do, get me fired? His NCAA record for total career touchdown receptions stood until October 7, 2006, when University of New Hampshire wide receiver David Ball, recorded his 51st career receiving touchdown.[16]. Lacy, Clarence In the third quarter, Valley was able to close the gap, and tied the score at 28-28 on the first play of the fourth, but in the end, it was Totten's propensity for interceptions that did the Devils in. -- Thirty years ago, Mississippi Valley State was at the center of college football. Anderson, R. Amir Sometimes, though, Rice would line up as the last guy in one of those stack formations, where he would catch a screen pass with the option to either run it or throw it to one of the many streaking receivers sprinting in different directions across the field. In a 48-36 win over Grambling, Rice caught just eight passes but still managed 174 yards and two scores, while Totten threw for 545 yards overall. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Sunday, April 30, 6:46AM. Beating D-II cupcakes was impressive, sure, but the true test of just how effective this offense could be came in Week 3, when the Delta Devils brought the Satellite Express to Jackson State for an annual rivalry game that was really only one in name, as Mississippi Valley hadn't beaten the Tigers in 27 years. Green & White Out. The letdown wouldn't last long, as Mississippi Valley State beat Alabama State 49-7 the following week, then closed the regular season with an 83-11 win over Langston that saw MVSU lead 41-3 at the end of the first quarter, but the dream of a perfect season was long gone, along with the throng of media that had descended on Itta Bena and the little school that could. "And you're talking about doing this for an hour and a half, two hours straight without even stopping. "They just dropped eight, and that was something that we weren't accustomed to. "In terms of evaluating players, if Bill Walsh liked him, then we would pull the trigger," McVay said. Brunson. We present them here for purely educational purposes. (); :
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