1977 Lamar

2–⁠9 (1–⁠4 Southland Conference), coached by Bob Frederick.

Schedule and results

Lamar in 1977, game by game: won vs. UL Monroe 21–7; lost vs. Louisiana 6–10; lost at Long Beach State 7–21; lost at Southern Illinois 5–9; lost vs. Arkansas State 6–10; lost at Northwestern State 0–43; lost vs. West Texas 9–27; lost at Drake 21–43; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 6–23; won at McNeese 35–7; lost at Texas–Arlington 7–14+28−43Won 21–7 vs. UL Monroe+14UL MonroeLost 6–10 vs. Louisiana-4LouisianaLost 7–21 at Long Beach State-14Long Beach StateLost 5–9 at Southern Illinois-4Southern Illino…Lost 6–10 vs. Arkansas State-4Arkansas StateLost 0–43 at Northwestern State-43Northwestern St…Lost 9–27 vs. West Texas-18West TexasLost 21–43 at Drake-22DrakeLost 6–23 vs. Louisiana Tech-17Louisiana TechWon 35–7 at McNeese+28McNeeseLost 7–14 at Texas–Arlington-7Texas–Arlington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas–Arlington 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠4 6th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠214
Coach
Bob Frederick
Elo
1266 −48 this season
SP+ rating
-18.5 No. 127 of 140; offense No. 138, defense No. 88
SRS
−17.7 No. 130 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1977 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠2
Texas–Arlington3–⁠25–⁠6
Louisiana2–⁠1–⁠26–⁠4–⁠2
Arkansas State2–⁠37–⁠4
McNeese1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Lamar1–⁠42–⁠9

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