1977 Arkansas State
7–4 (2–3 Southland Conference), coached by Bill Davidson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southern Illinois 21–6Sep 24
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Drake | W 31–29 | 65% |
| Sep 17 | at Northwestern State | L 7–30 | 79% |
| Sep 24 | vs Southern Illinois | W 21–6 | 65% |
| Oct 1 | vs East Texas A&M | W 18–17 | 81% |
| Oct 8 | at Lamar | W 10–6 | 64% |
| Oct 15 | vs Louisiana Tech | L 7–20 | 49% |
| Oct 22 | at McNeese | L 14–17 | 40% |
| Oct 29 | at UL Monroe | W 31–20 | 71% |
| Nov 5 | vs Louisiana | W 17–15 | 46% |
| Nov 12 | vsTexas–Arlington | L 14–44 | 66% |
| Nov 19 | at Southern Miss | W 14–10 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Southern Miss 14–10; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 84 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 184–214
- Coach
- Bill Davidson
- Elo
- 1438 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- -13.5 No. 113 of 140; offense No. 125, defense No. 95
- SRS
- −13.4 No. 121 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1977 Southland Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 4–0–1 | 9–1–2 | |
| Texas–Arlington | 3–2 | 5–6 | |
| Louisiana | 2–1–2 | 6–4–2 | |
 Arkansas State | 2–3 | 7–4 | |
| McNeese | 1–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Lamar | 1–4 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.