Kenneth Pettiford was the head college football coach at Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, in the United States. MVSU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund....

, Alabama A&M University

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is a public, historically black university, Land-grant university located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama....

, and Savannah State University

Savannah State University

Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia...

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Mississippi Valley State

Pettiford was the 11th head college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 coach for the Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils

Mississippi Valley State University

Mississippi Valley State University is a historically black university located in Itta Bena, Mississippi, in the United States. MVSU is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund....

 located in Itta Bena, Mississippi

Itta Bena, Mississippi

Itta Bena is a city in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2000 census. The town's name is derived from the Choctaw phrase iti bina, meaning "forest camp"...

and he held that position for three seasons, from 1987 until 1989. His coaching record at Mississippi Valley State was 5 wins, 27 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him eighth at Mississippi Valley State in total wins and 12th at Mississippi Valley State in winning percentage (.156).

Alabama A&M

Pettiford served as head coach of the Bulldogs from 1995 to 1997 and compiled a 19-14 record.

Savannah State

Pettiford became the 19th head football coach for the Tigers in 2002. In Pettiford's first season as head coach, the Tigers compiled a 1-9 record. Pettiford was fired following the 5th game of the 2003 season with a 0-5 record.