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1977 Richmond

3–⁠8, coached by Jim Tait.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1977, game by game: lost at West Virginia 0–36; lost at North Carolina 0–31; won vs. App State 21–13; lost vs. North Texas 14–47; lost at VMI 0–25; lost at East Carolina 14–35; won vs. Virginia Tech 17–14; lost at Georgia 7–23; won vs. Furman 19–13; lost vs. Maryland 24–27; lost at William & Mary 13–29+8−36Lost 0–36 at West Virginia-36West VirginiaLost 0–31 at North Carolina-31North CarolinaWon 21–13 vs. App State+8App StateLost 14–47 vs. North Texas-33North TexasLost 0–25 at VMI-25VMILost 14–35 at East Carolina-21East CarolinaWon 17–14 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechLost 7–23 at Georgia-16GeorgiaWon 19–13 vs. Furman+6FurmanLost 24–27 vs. Maryland-3MarylandLost 13–29 at William & Mary-16William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠3636%
Sep 17atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠3135%
Sep 21vsApp StateW 21–⁠1357%
Oct 1vsNorth TexasL 14–⁠4741%
Oct 8atVMIL 0–⁠2538%
Oct 15atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠3516%
Oct 22vsVirginia TechW 17–⁠1446%
Oct 29atGeorgiaL 7–⁠2317%
Nov 5vsFurmanW 19–⁠1348%
Nov 12vsMarylandL 24–⁠2730%
Nov 19atWilliam & MaryL 13–⁠2931%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to William & Mary 29–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
129–⁠293
Coach
Jim Tait
Elo
1381 −89 this season
SP+ rating
-14.4 No. 116 of 140; offense No. 122, defense No. 106
SRS
−11.3 No. 118 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
David Taylor and Lou Bonato