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1977 Northwestern State

6–⁠5.

Schedule and results

Northwestern State in 1977, game by game: won at Texas–Arlington 28–24; lost at Cincinnati 0–41; won vs. Arkansas State 30–7; won at Stephen F. Austin 20–6; won at UL Monroe 13–0; lost at Nicholls 6–10; won vs. Lamar 43–0; lost at Louisiana Tech 8–30; lost vs. McNeese 7–14; won vs. Louisiana 20–13; lost at SE Louisiana 21–38+43−41Won 28–24 at Texas–Arlington+4Texas–ArlingtonLost 0–41 at Cincinnati-41CincinnatiWon 30–7 vs. Arkansas State+23Arkansas StateWon 20–6 at Stephen F. Austin+14Stephen F. Aust…Won 13–0 at UL Monroe+13UL MonroeLost 6–10 at Nicholls-4NichollsWon 43–0 vs. Lamar+43LamarLost 8–30 at Louisiana Tech-22Louisiana TechLost 7–14 vs. McNeese-7McNeeseWon 20–13 vs. Louisiana+7LouisianaLost 21–38 at SE Louisiana-17SE Louisiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atTexas–ArlingtonW 28–⁠2414%
Sep 10atCincinnatiL 0–⁠418%
Sep 17vsArkansas StateW 30–⁠721%
Sep 24atStephen F. AustinW 20–⁠655%
Oct 1atUL MonroeW 13–⁠043%
Oct 8atNichollsL 6–⁠1068%
Oct 15vsLamarW 43–⁠058%
Oct 22atLouisiana TechL 8–⁠3016%
Nov 5vsMcNeeseL 7–⁠1445%
Nov 12vsLouisianaW 20–⁠1328%
Nov 19atSE LouisianaL 21–⁠3866%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SE Louisiana 38–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 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.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠183
Coach
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Elo
1296 +109 this season
SP+ rating
1.9 No. 72 of 140; offense No. 100, defense No. 45
SRS
−6.2 No. 99 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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