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1977 Louisiana Tech

9–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Southland Conference), coached by Maxie Lambright.

Schedule and results

Louisiana Tech in 1977, game by game: won vs. Sacramento State 56–0; tied at Illinois State 21–21; won at McNeese 14–7; tied at Louisiana 21–21; won at Arkansas State 20–7; won vs. Northwestern State 30–8; won vs. Texas–Arlington 34–12; won at Lamar 23–6; won at Southern Miss 28–10; lost vs. North Texas 14–41; won vs. UL Monroe 20–0; won vs. Louisville 24–14+56−27Won 56–0 vs. Sacramento State+56Sacramento StateTied 21–21 at Illinois State0Illinois StateWon 14–7 at McNeese+7McNeeseTied 21–21 at Louisiana0LouisianaWon 20–7 at Arkansas State+13Arkansas StateWon 30–8 vs. Northwestern State+22Northwestern St…Won 34–12 vs. Texas–Arlington+22Texas–ArlingtonWon 23–6 at Lamar+17LamarWon 28–10 at Southern Miss+18Southern MissLost 14–41 vs. North Texas-27North TexasWon 20–0 vs. UL Monroe+20UL MonroeWon 24–14 vs. Louisville+10Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsSacramento StateW 56–⁠094%
Sep 24atIllinois StateT 21–⁠2174%
Oct 1atMcNeeseW 14–⁠744%
Oct 8atLouisianaT 21–⁠2142%
Oct 15atArkansas StateW 20–⁠751%
Oct 22vsNorthwestern StateW 30–⁠884%
Oct 29vsTexas–ArlingtonW 34–⁠1273%
Nov 5atLamarW 23–⁠686%
Nov 12atSouthern MissW 28–⁠1055%
Nov 19vsNorth TexasL 14–⁠4160%
Nov 26vsUL MonroeW 20–⁠091%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsLouisvilleIndependence BowlW 24–⁠1464%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisville 24–⁠14 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 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.

Southland Conference champions4–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Led the nationRod Foppe: receiving yards (1,274 yds)

Record
9–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
305–⁠147
Coach
Maxie Lambright
Elo
1598 +89 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 25 of 140; offense No. 50, defense No. 16
SRS
1.9 No. 67 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Larry Anderson, Rod Foppe and John Henry White

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 4Larry Anderson DBPittsburgh Steelers

1977 Southland Conference standings

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.