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1977 BYU

9–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by LaVell Edwards, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

BYU in 1977, game by game: won vs. Kansas State 39–0; won at Utah State 65–6; won vs. New Mexico 54–19; lost at Oregon State 19–24; won at Colorado State 63–17; won at Wyoming 10–7; won vs. Arizona 34–14; won vs. Utah 38–8; lost at No. 17 Arizona State 13–24; won vs. Long Beach State 30–27; won at UTEP 68–19+59−11Won 39–0 vs. Kansas State+39Kansas StateWon 65–6 at Utah State+59Utah StateWon 54–19 vs. New Mexico+35New MexicoLost 19–24 at Oregon State-5Oregon StateWon 63–17 at Colorado State+46Colorado StateWon 10–7 at Wyoming+3WyomingWon 34–14 vs. Arizona+20ArizonaWon 38–8 vs. Utah+30UtahLost 13–24 at No. 17 Arizona State-11No. 17 Arizona StateWon 30–27 vs. Long Beach State+3Long Beach StateWon 68–19 at UTEP+49UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsKansas StateW 39–⁠081%
Sep 24atUtah StateW 65–⁠661%
Sep 30vsNew MexicoW 54–⁠1977%
Oct 8atOregon StateL 19–⁠2477%
Oct 15atColorado StateW 63–⁠1750%
Oct 22atWyomingW 10–⁠772%
Oct 29vsArizonaW 34–⁠1475%
Nov 5vsUtahW 38–⁠889%
Nov 12at17Arizona StateL 13–⁠2451%
Nov 19vsLong Beach StateW 30–⁠2784%
Nov 26atUTEPW 68–⁠1989%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 68–⁠19; No. 20 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 20
  3. Wk 4: 15
  4. Wk 5: 13
  5. Wk 7: 17
  6. Wk 8: 17
  7. Wk 9: 14
  8. Wk 10: 13
  9. Wk 11: 17
  10. Wk 12: 18
  11. Wk 13: 17
  12. Final: 20

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.

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Arizona State

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 13
Points
433–⁠165
Coach
LaVell Edwards
Elo
1650 +81 this season
SP+ rating
12.2 No. 28 of 140; offense No. 9, defense No. 98
SRS
17.3 No. 16 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Doug Scovil
Defensive coordinator
Dick Felt
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 2Todd Christensen TEDallas Cowboys
Rd 3Gifford Nielsen QBHouston Oilers
Rd 6Mekeli Ieremia DEChicago Bears

1977 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠19–⁠220
Arizona State6–⁠19–⁠318
Colorado State5–⁠29–⁠2–⁠1
Wyoming4–⁠34–⁠6–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠45–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠55–⁠7
Utah2–⁠53–⁠8
UTEP0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.