1977 Arizona
5–7 (3–4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Tony Mason. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 41–7Sep 24
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Auburn | L 10–21 | 46% |
| Sep 17 | vs San Diego State | L 14–21 | 40% |
| Sep 24 | at Iowa | W 41–7 | 40% |
| Oct 1 | at Wyoming | L 12–13 | 52% |
| Oct 8 | vs 17Texas Tech | L 26–32 | 39% |
| Oct 22 | vs Utah | W 45–17 | 70% |
| Oct 29 | at 17BYU | L 14–34 | 25% |
| Nov 5 | vs Colorado State | L 14–35 | 59% |
| Nov 12 | vs New Mexico | W 15–13 | 57% |
| Nov 19 | at UTEP | W 41–24 | 73% |
| Nov 26 | at 19Arizona State | L 7–23 | 27% |
| Dec 3 | at Hawai’i | W 17–10 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 17–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Western Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 256–250
- Coach
- Tony Mason
- Elo
- 1485 −21 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.3 No. 76 of 140; offense No. 70, defense No. 81
- SRS
- 3.4 No. 59 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1977 Western Athletic Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 6–1 | 9–2 | 20 |
| Arizona State | 6–1 | 9–3 | 18 |
| Colorado State | 5–2 | 9–2–1 | |
| Wyoming | 4–3 | 4–6–1 | |
 Arizona | 3–4 | 5–7 | |
| New Mexico | 2–5 | 5–7 | |
| Utah | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| UTEP | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.