1977 TCU
2–9 (1–7 Southwest Conference), coached by F. Dry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Rice 35–15Oct 8
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs SMU | L 21–45 | 43% |
| Sep 17 | vs Oregon | L 24–29 | 41% |
| Sep 24 | at 2USC | L 0–51 | 6% |
| Oct 1 | vs 12Arkansas | L 6–42 | 18% |
| Oct 8 | at Rice | W 35–15 | 31% |
| Oct 22 | vs Miami | W 21–17 | 34% |
| Oct 29 | vs Houston | L 14–42 | 29% |
| Nov 5 | at Texas Tech | L 17–49 | 11% |
| Nov 12 | at 1Texas | L 14–44 | 7% |
| Nov 19 | vs 14Texas A&M | L 23–52 | 14% |
| Nov 26 | at Baylor | L 9–48 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 48–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 1–7 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 184–434
- Coach
- F. Dry
- Elo
- 1295 −39 this season
- SP+ rating
- -22.8 No. 134 of 140; offense No. 80, defense No. 137
- SRS
- −12.9 No. 120 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Junko
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 4 | Mike Renfro WR | Houston Oilers |
| Rd 7 | James Wright TE | Atlanta Falcons |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Mike RenfroWRUPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 11–1 | 4 |
| Arkansas | 7–1 | 11–1 | 3 |
| Texas A&M | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Texas Tech | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Houston | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Baylor | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| SMU | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.