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1977 Miami (OH)

10–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dick Crum.

Schedule and results

Miami (OH) in 1977, game by game: won at Dayton 26–23; lost at South Carolina 19–42; won at Indiana 21–20; won at Yale 28–14; won vs. Marshall 29–19; won vs. Ohio 28–24; won at Bowling Green 33–13; won vs. Toledo 27–3; won at Western Michigan 14–8; won at Kent State 25–0; won at Cincinnati 12–7+25−23Won 26–23 at Dayton+3DaytonLost 19–42 at South Carolina-23South CarolinaWon 21–20 at Indiana+1IndianaWon 28–14 at Yale+14YaleWon 29–19 vs. Marshall+10MarshallWon 28–24 vs. Ohio+4OhioWon 33–13 at Bowling Green+20Bowling GreenWon 27–3 vs. Toledo+24ToledoWon 14–8 at Western Michigan+6Western MichiganWon 25–0 at Kent State+25Kent StateWon 12–7 at Cincinnati+5Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atDaytonW 26–⁠2357%
Sep 17atSouth CarolinaL 19–⁠4234%
Sep 24atIndianaW 21–⁠2047%
Oct 1atYaleW 28–⁠1425%
Oct 8vsMarshallW 29–⁠1980%
Oct 15vsOhioW 28–⁠2476%
Oct 22atBowling GreenW 33–⁠1349%
Oct 29vsToledoW 27–⁠387%
Nov 5atWestern MichiganW 14–⁠858%
Nov 12atKent StateW 25–⁠059%
Nov 24atCincinnatiW 12–⁠751%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 12–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
262–⁠173
Coach
Dick Crum
Elo
1631 +156 this season
SP+ rating
8.3 No. 47 of 140; offense No. 59, defense No. 43
SRS
2.4 No. 65 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1977 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠010–⁠1
Central Michigan7–⁠110–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠19–⁠2
Eastern Michigan4–⁠38–⁠3
Bowling Green4–⁠35–⁠7
Kent State5–⁠46–⁠5
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Illinois2–⁠53–⁠8
Toledo2–⁠72–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠81–⁠10

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