1996-97 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils — schedule and results

The 1996-97 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils went 19-10 (11-3 in the SWAC) under head coach Lafayette Stribling. Simple Rating System: -10.54.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1996-11-23at Jacksonville State GamecocksW 103–91
1996-11-25vs Arkansas State Red WolvesL 90–96
1996-12-04at Oklahoma State CowboysL 74–77
1996-12-06neutral Troy TrojansL 90–106
1996-12-07neutral Morehead State EaglesW 68–64
1996-12-14vs Jacksonville State GamecocksW 91–80
1996-12-16at Arkansas Pine BluffW 92–73
1996-12-19at Arkansas State Red WolvesL 58–74
1996-12-23at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 56–92
1996-12-28neutral Tennessee State TigersW 91–74
1997-01-04at Alcorn State BravesW 79–78
1997-01-06at Southern JaguarsW 80–73
1997-01-11vs Texas Southern TigersW 117–107 (3OTOT)
1997-01-13vs Prairie View A&M PanthersW 83–76
1997-01-18vs Alabama State HornetsL 91–95 (2OTOT)
1997-01-20at Jackson State TigersW 63–62
1997-01-25at Grambling TigersW 63–62
1997-01-27vs Arkansas Pine BluffW 116–68
1997-02-01vs Alcorn State BravesL 78–89
1997-02-03vs Southern JaguarsW 84–83
1997-02-08at Texas Southern TigersW 93–70
1997-02-10at Prairie View A&M PanthersW 76–65
1997-02-15vs Alabama State HornetsW 95–74
1997-02-17vs Jackson State TigersL 69–83
1997-02-19at Southern Miss Golden EaglesL 66–70
1997-02-22vs Grambling TigersW 105–85
1997-03-06neutral Grambling TigersW 81–54
1997-03-07neutral Texas Southern TigersW 87–78 (OTOT)
1997-03-08neutral Jackson State TigersL 74–81

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