1988 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

1988 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMagnolia Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 0 0 8 1 2
No. 20 Grambling State 5 2 0 8 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Alcorn State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Southern 4 3 0 6 5 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 0 3 8 0
Texas Southern 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team represented Mississippi Valley State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Kenneth Pettiford, the Delta Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.