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1977 Chattanooga

9–⁠1–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Joe Morrison.

Schedule and results

Chattanooga in 1977, game by game: won at Western Kentucky 27–3; won at App State 14–7; lost vs. Furman 7–17; won vs. Middle Tennessee 38–7; won at Western Carolina 21–10; won vs. Illinois State 31–28; won at Jacksonville State 18–14; won vs. The Citadel 21–14; won at Bowling Green 37–33; tied vs. Tennessee State 14–14; won vs. Marshall 37–20+31−10Won 27–3 at Western Kentucky+24Western KentuckyWon 14–7 at App State+7App StateLost 7–17 vs. Furman-10FurmanWon 38–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+31Middle TennesseeWon 21–10 at Western Carolina+11Western CarolinaWon 31–28 vs. Illinois State+3Illinois StateWon 18–14 at Jacksonville State+4Jacksonville St…Won 21–14 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelWon 37–33 at Bowling Green+4Bowling GreenTied 14–14 vs. Tennessee State0Tennessee StateWon 37–20 vs. Marshall+17Marshall
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atWestern KentuckyW 27–⁠332%
Sep 17atApp StateW 14–⁠724%
Sep 24vsFurmanL 7–⁠1742%
Oct 1vsMiddle TennesseeW 38–⁠771%
Oct 8atWestern CarolinaW 21–⁠1073%
Oct 15vsIllinois StateW 31–⁠2868%
Oct 22atJacksonville StateW 18–⁠1472%
Oct 29vsThe CitadelW 21–⁠1461%
Nov 5atBowling GreenW 37–⁠3336%
Nov 12vsTennessee StateT 14–⁠1463%
Nov 19vsMarshallW 37–⁠2083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marshall 37–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Southern Conference champions4–⁠1 in the conference, shared with VMI

Led the nationTony Ball: kickoff return average (36.4)

Record
9–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
265–⁠167
Coach
Joe Morrison
Elo
1423 +153 this season
SP+ rating
-2.7 No. 94 of 140; offense No. 90, defense No. 84
SRS
−8.2 No. 105 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 4Pete Pullara OGCleveland Browns

1977 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI3–⁠07–⁠4
Chattanooga4–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
The Citadel3–⁠25–⁠6
Furman3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠2
Western Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
App State1–⁠42–⁠9
Marshall0–⁠42–⁠9
Davidson0–⁠10–⁠1

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