1977: Week 3

77 games. Six ranked teams lost, five to unranked teams. One game matched two ranked teams. Winners are listed first; numbers before names are AP ranks going in.

The week in review

Ranked against ranked

Sep 17, 1977

10Penn State 31, 9Houston 14upset

Box score

Upsets

Sep 17, 1977	Ole Miss 20, 3Notre Dame 13upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Nebraska 31, 4Alabama 24upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	10Penn State 31, 9Houston 14upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	West Virginia 24, 11Maryland 16upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Arkansas 28, 15Oklahoma State 6upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Clemson 7, 17Georgia 6upset	Box score

A ranked team beaten as the betting favorite, or, where no line is on file, by an unranked or lower-ranked team.

FBS vs. FBS

Sep 17, 1977	Arizona State 35, Northwestern 3	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Arkansas 28, 15Oklahoma State 6upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Army 27, VMI 14	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Baylor 21, Kentucky 6	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	California 24, Air Force 14	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Central Michigan 28, Illinois State 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Chattanooga 14, App State 7upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Louisville 17, Cincinnati 17	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	The Citadel 20, Western Carolina 0	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Clemson 7, 17Georgia 6upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	12Colorado 42, Kent State 0	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Colorado State 20, Hawai’i 16	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Dartmouth 14, Princeton 11	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	East Carolina 22, Toledo 9	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Eastern Michigan 16, Bowling Green 6upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	19Florida 48, Rice 3	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Florida State 18, Kansas State 10	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Georgia Tech 10, Miami 6	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Harvard 21, Columbia 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Illinois 11, Missouri 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Indiana 24, LSU 21	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Indiana State 14, Southern Illinois 9upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Iowa 12, Iowa State 10	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Long Beach State 50, Cal State Fullerton 31	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Louisiana 10, Lamar 6	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	McNeese 20, West Texas 8	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Memphis 31, Utah State 26	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	1Michigan 21, Duke 9	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Ole Miss 20, 3Notre Dame 13upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Nebraska 31, 4Alabama 24upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	New Mexico State 24, Wichita State 12	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	North Carolina 31, Richmond 0	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	NC State 38, Syracuse 0	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	North Texas 24, SMU 13	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	6Ohio State 38, Minnesota 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	5Oklahoma 62, Utah 24	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Oregon 29, TCU 24	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Pacific 31, Idaho 21	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	10Penn State 31, 9Houston 14upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Pennsylvania 17, Cornell 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	16Pittsburgh 28, William & Mary 6	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Purdue 44, Ohio 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	San Diego State 21, Arizona 14	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	South Carolina 42, Miami (OH) 19	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	2USC 17, Oregon State 10	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Southern Miss 24, Auburn 13upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Stanford 21, Tulane 17	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Temple 42, Drake 0	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Tennessee 24, Boston College 18	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	18Texas 68, Virginia 0	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	7Texas A&M 27, Virginia Tech 6	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	8Texas Tech 49, New Mexico 14	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Texas–Arlington 17, Western Michigan 10	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Tulsa 37, UL Monroe 35	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	14UCLA 17, Kansas 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Vanderbilt 3, Wake Forest 0upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Villanova 38, Ball State 16	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Washington 24, San José State 3	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Washington State 23, Michigan State 21	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	West Virginia 24, 11Maryland 16upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Wisconsin 14, Northern Illinois 3	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Wyoming 27, UTEP 17	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Yale 10, Brown 9	Box score

Everyone else

Sep 17, 1977	Alcorn State 15, Alabama State 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Colgate 38, Lafayette 12	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Fresno State 42, Boise State 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Furman 42, East Tennessee State 12	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Grambling 35, Morgan State 19	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 2	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Louisiana Tech 56, Sacramento State 0	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Marshall 38, Morehead State 26	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Mississippi Valley State 12, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 9	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Navy 38, UConn 7	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Northwestern State 30, Arkansas State 7upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Rhode Island 14, Holy Cross 0upset	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Rutgers 36, Bucknell 14	Box score
Sep 17, 1977	Tennessee State 23, Alabama A&M 10	Box score