1977 Southern Illinois
3–8 (0–4 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Rey Dempsey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Illinois State 23–17Nov 5
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at New Mexico State | L 7–29 | 46% |
| Sep 10 | at Temple | W 24–20 | 33% |
| Sep 17 | vs Indiana State | L 9–14 | 75% |
| Sep 24 | at Arkansas State | L 6–21 | 35% |
| Oct 1 | vs Lamar | W 9–5 | 65% |
| Oct 8 | at East Carolina | L 0–33 | 17% |
| Oct 15 | at Louisiana | L 0–24 | 22% |
| Oct 22 | at Northern Illinois | L 0–28 | 66% |
| Nov 5 | vs Illinois State | W 23–17 | 63% |
| Nov 19 | vs Drake | L 9–13 | 70% |
| Nov 26 | atWest Texas | L 9–28 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to West Texas 28–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 62 on file).
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 0–4 7th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 96–232
- Coach
- Rey Dempsey
- Elo
- 1287 −135 this season
- SP+ rating
- -25.9 No. 137 of 140; offense No. 140, defense No. 110
- SRS
- −21.9 No. 138 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1977 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas | 5–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Wichita State | 4–1 | 5–6 | |
| New Mexico State | 3–2 | 4–7 | |
| Indiana State | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
 Tulsa | 2–2 | 3–8 | |
| Drake | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
 Southern Illinois | 0–4 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.