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1977 North Texas

9–⁠2, coached by Hayden Fry. Officially 10–⁠1. Mississippi State forfeited to North Texas.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 1977, game by game: lost at Mississippi State 15–17; won at UTEP 41–10; won vs. SMU 24–13; won vs. West Texas 31–20; won at Richmond 47–14; won at Southern Miss 27–14; won vs. Texas–Arlington 15–6; won at Memphis 20–19; lost at No. 20 Florida State 14–35; won vs. New Mexico State 45–17; won at Louisiana Tech 41–14+33−21Lost 15–17 at Mississippi State-2Mississippi Sta…Won 41–10 at UTEP+31UTEPWon 24–13 vs. SMU+11SMUWon 31–20 vs. West Texas+11West TexasWon 47–14 at Richmond+33RichmondWon 27–14 at Southern Miss+13Southern MissWon 15–6 vs. Texas–Arlington+9Texas–ArlingtonWon 20–19 at Memphis+1MemphisLost 14–35 at No. 20 Florida State-21No. 20 Florida StateWon 45–17 vs. New Mexico State+28New Mexico StateWon 41–14 at Louisiana Tech+27Louisiana Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atMississippi StateL 15–⁠17won by forfeit31%
Sep 10atUTEPW 41–⁠1069%
Sep 17vsSMUW 24–⁠1358%
Sep 24vsWest TexasW 31–⁠2075%
Oct 1atRichmondW 47–⁠1459%
Oct 8atSouthern MissW 27–⁠1457%
Oct 15vsTexas–ArlingtonW 15–⁠675%
Oct 22atMemphisW 20–⁠1951%
Oct 29at20Florida StateL 14–⁠3548%
Nov 5vsNew Mexico StateW 45–⁠1782%
Nov 19atLouisiana TechW 41–⁠1440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Louisiana Tech 41–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 on file).

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠179
Coach
Hayden Fry
Elo
1645 +136 this season
SP+ rating
19.1 No. 16 of 140; offense No. 15, defense No. 39
SRS
12.6 No. 26 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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