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1977 Jackson State

8–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Southwestern Athletic Conference), coached by W.C. Gorden.

Schedule and results

Jackson State in 1977, game by game: won vs. Alabama State 17–6; lost vs. Tennessee State 7–17; won at Prairie View A&M 27–2; won at Mississippi Valley State 37–13; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–0; won vs. Southern 38–0; lost vs. Grambling 7–34; lost at Bethune-Cookman 3–10; won at Texas Southern 10–0; won vs. Morgan State 31–14; won vs. Alcorn State 23–16+38−27Won 17–6 vs. Alabama State+11Alabama StateLost 7–17 vs. Tennessee State-10Tennessee StateWon 27–2 at Prairie View A&M+25Prairie View A&MWon 37–13 at Mississippi Valley State+24Mississippi Val…Won 31–0 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+31Arkansas–Pine B…Won 38–0 vs. Southern+38SouthernLost 7–34 vs. Grambling-27GramblingLost 3–10 at Bethune-Cookman-7Bethune-CookmanWon 10–0 at Texas Southern+10Texas SouthernWon 31–14 vs. Morgan State+17Morgan StateWon 23–16 vs. Alcorn State+7Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsAlabama StateW 17–⁠691%
Sep 10vsTennessee StateL 7–⁠1789%
Sep 17atPrairie View A&MW 27–⁠283%
Sep 24atMississippi Valley StateW 37–⁠1373%
Oct 1atArkansas–Pine BluffW 31–⁠084%
Oct 15vsSouthernW 38–⁠061%
Oct 22vsGramblingL 7–⁠3482%
Oct 29atBethune-CookmanL 3–⁠1081%
Nov 5atTexas SouthernW 10–⁠043%
Nov 12vsMorgan StateW 31–⁠1491%
Nov 19vsAlcorn StateW 23–⁠1676%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alcorn State 23–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 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
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠112
Coach
W.C. Gorden
Elo
1458 −42 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 45 of 140; offense No. 84, defense No. 17
SRS
−14.3 No. 122 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 5Louis Bullard OTSeattle Seahawks

1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling6–⁠010–⁠1
Jackson State5–⁠18–⁠3
Texas Southern3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi Valley State2–⁠45–⁠5
Alcorn State2–⁠43–⁠8
Southern1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Prairie View A&M1–⁠53–⁠8

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