1977 San Diego State
10–1, coached by Claude Gilbert, finished No. 16 in the AP poll. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 13 Florida State 41–16Nov 19
Florida State was ranked No. 13, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vsCal State Fullerton | W 34–17 | 88% |
| Sep 17 | at Arizona | W 21–14 | 60% |
| Oct 1 | vs Utah State | W 19–0 | 82% |
| Oct 8 | at Fresno State | L 14–34 | 73% |
| Oct 15 | vs UTEP | W 49–7 | 89% |
| Oct 22 | vs UNLV | W 31–7 | 94% |
| Oct 29 | vs Tulsa | W 41–7 | 84% |
| Nov 5 | atPacific | W 29–7 | 66% |
| Nov 12 | vsLong Beach State | W 33–22 | 83% |
| Nov 19 | vs 13Florida State | W 41–16 | 58% |
| Dec 3 | at San José State | W 37–34 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat San José State 37–34; No. 16 in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 86 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 12: 16
- Wk 13: 16
- Final: 16
- Record
- 10–1
- Conference
- —
- AP final
- No. 16 peak No. 16
- Points
- 349–165
- Coach
- Claude Gilbert
- Elo
- 1671 +66 this season
- SP+ rating
- 13.0 No. 26 of 140; offense No. 18, defense No. 65
- SRS
- 11.7 No. 29 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ted Tollner
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 2 | Dave Turner RB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rd 2 | Ronnie Smith WR | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 3 | Whip Walton LB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 5 | Mike Douglass LB | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 5 | Terry Jackson DB | New York Giants |
| Rd 5 | Dennis Pearson WR | Atlanta Falcons |
All-Pac-8
1 first teamFirst team
David TurnerRBUPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).