1977 Oregon State
2–9 (0–7 Pac-8), coached by Craig Fertig. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 BYU 24–19Oct 8
BYU was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Syracuse | W 24–12 | 52% |
| Sep 17 | vs 2USC | L 10–17 | 19% |
| Sep 24 | at Arizona State | L 31–33 | 23% |
| Oct 1 | at Tennessee | L 10–41 | 25% |
| Oct 8 | vs 13BYU | W 24–19 | 23% |
| Oct 15 | at 20California | L 17–41 | 19% |
| Oct 22 | at Washington | L 6–14 | 22% |
| Oct 29 | vs Stanford | L 7–26 | 33% |
| Nov 5 | vs Washington State | L 10–24 | 42% |
| Nov 12 | at UCLA | L 18–48 | 11% |
| Nov 19 | at Oregon | L 16–28 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Oregon 28–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Pac-8.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Pac-8
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 173–303
- Coach
- Craig Fertig
- Elo
- 1307 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.4 No. 93 of 140; offense No. 75, defense No. 95
- SRS
- −0.2 No. 77 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Tony Kopay
- Defensive coordinator
- Ray Braun
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 7 | Greg Marshall DT | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Pac-8
3 second teamSecond team
Jim WalkerCCoaches-2; UPI-2- Greg MarshallDLCoaches-2; UPI-2
- Lenny HolmesDBCoaches-2
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Pac-8 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6–1 | 8–4 | 10 |
| Stanford | 5–2 | 9–3 | 15 |
| USC | 5–2 | 8–4 | 13 |
| UCLA | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| California | 3–4 | 7–4 | |
| Washington State | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| Oregon | 1–6 | 2–9 | |
| Oregon State | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.