1977 Northern Illinois
3–8 (2–5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Pat Culpepper. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southern Illinois 28–0Oct 22
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 2–25 | 64% |
| Sep 10 | at Louisville | L 0–38 | 23% |
| Sep 17 | at Wisconsin | L 3–14 | 12% |
| Sep 24 | at Western Michigan | L 21–49 | 18% |
| Oct 1 | at Illinois State | L 7–16 | 33% |
| Oct 8 | vs Central Michigan | L 21–25 | 18% |
| Oct 15 | at Ball State | L 6–31 | 9% |
| Oct 22 | vs Southern Illinois | W 28–0 | 34% |
| Oct 29 | at Kent State | W 21–18 | 11% |
| Nov 5 | vs Toledo | L 9–27 | 55% |
| Nov 19 | vs Ohio | W 20–6 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Ohio 20–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 61 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–5 8th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 138–249
- Coach
- Pat Culpepper
- Elo
- 1259 −25 this season
- SP+ rating
- -17.8 No. 125 of 140; offense No. 134, defense No. 109
- SRS
- −18.7 No. 133 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Joe Redmond
- Captain
- All seniors
- Most valuable player
- Dave Petzke and Frank Lewandoski
1977 Mid-American Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Miami (OH) | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
| Central Michigan | 7–1 | 10–1 | |
| Ball State | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
| Eastern Michigan | 4–3 | 8–3 | |
 Bowling Green | 4–3 | 5–7 | |
| Kent State | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Western Michigan | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Northern Illinois | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Toledo | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Ohio | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.