1977 Mississippi Valley State
5–5 (2–4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Lincoln 55–0Sep 10
By 55 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsBishop | W 27–10 | 51% |
| Sep 10 | atLincoln | W 55–0 | 39% |
| Sep 17 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 12–9 | 68% |
| Sep 24 | vs Jackson State | L 13–37 | 27% |
| Oct 1 | vs Southern | W 35–13 | 21% |
| Oct 8 | atLangston | L 8–34 | 53% |
| Oct 15 | at Grambling | L 21–42 | 36% |
| Oct 22 | vs Texas Southern | L 33–35 | 28% |
| Oct 29 | at Prairie View A&M | L 0–3 | 50% |
| Nov 5 | at Alcorn State | W 12–10 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Alcorn State 12–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 4th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 216–193
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1217 +67 this season
- SP+ rating
- -12.6 No. 111 of 140; offense No. 106, defense No. 118
- SRS
- −28.2 No. 143 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling | 6–0 | 10–1 | |
| Jackson State | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| Texas Southern | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 Mississippi Valley State | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Alcorn State | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
| Southern | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 1–5 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.