1977 Central Michigan
10–1 (7–1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Roy Kramer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Toledo 44–0Nov 12
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Alcorn State | W 37–7 | 50% |
| Sep 10 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 9–3 | 81% |
| Sep 17 | at Illinois State | W 28–7 | 69% |
| Sep 24 | at Ohio | W 31–14 | 47% |
| Oct 1 | at Ball State | L 12–28 | 47% |
| Oct 8 | at Northern Illinois | W 25–21 | 82% |
| Oct 15 | vs Akron | W 17–14 | 85% |
| Oct 29 | vs Bowling Green | W 35–28 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | at Kent State | W 49–10 | 45% |
| Nov 12 | at Toledo | W 44–0 | 76% |
| Nov 19 | vs Western Michigan | W 28–23 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Western Michigan 28–23; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 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
- 10–1
- Conference
- 7–1 2nd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 315–155
- Coach
- Roy Kramer
- Elo
- 1598 +150 this season
- SP+ rating
- 10.5 No. 40 of 140; offense No. 30, defense No. 59
- SRS
- 1.2 No. 74 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Herb Deromedi
- Most valuable player
- Mose Rison
1977 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Miami (OH) | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
 Central Michigan | 7–1 | 10–1 | |
| Ball State | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 4–3 | 8–3 | |
| Bowling Green | 4–3 | 5–7 | |
| Kent State | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Toledo | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Ohio | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.