1977 App State
2–9 (1–4 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Brakefield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lenoir Rhyne 35–21Oct 15
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at South Carolina | L 17–32 | 39% |
| Sep 17 | vs Chattanooga | L 7–14 | 76% |
| Sep 21 | at Richmond | L 13–21 | 43% |
| Oct 1 | vs Marshall | W 28–20 | 66% |
| Oct 8 | at East Tennessee State | L 20–38 | 81% |
| Oct 15 | vsLenoir Rhyne | W 35–21 | 79% |
| Oct 22 | at Furman | L 20–28 | 32% |
| Oct 29 | vs Ball State | L 7–38 | 32% |
| Nov 5 | vs East Carolina | L 14–45 | 22% |
| Nov 12 | at The Citadel | L 20–28 | 41% |
| Nov 19 | at Western Carolina | L 14–44 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Western Carolina 44–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–4 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 195–329
- Coach
- Jim Brakefield
- Elo
- 1277 −205 this season
- SP+ rating
- -20.9 No. 131 of 140; offense No. 117, defense No. 128
- SRS
- −20.5 No. 135 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1977 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 VMI | 3–0 | 7–4 | |
| Chattanooga | 4–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| The Citadel | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Furman | 3–2–1 | 4–5–2 | |
| Western Carolina | 2–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 App State | 1–4 | 2–9 | |
| Marshall | 0–4 | 2–9 | |
 Davidson | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.