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1977 Tennessee State

8–⁠1–⁠1, coached by John Merritt.

Schedule and results

Tennessee State in 1977, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 27–0; won at Jackson State 17–7; won at Alabama A&M 23–10; won vs. Texas Southern 23–7; won vs. Central State 17–0; won vs. Grambling 26–8; lost at Florida A&M 28–31; won at Southern 15–7; won at UT Martin 55–7; tied at Chattanooga 14–14+48−3Won 27–0 vs. Middle Tennessee+27Middle TennesseeWon 17–7 at Jackson State+10Jackson StateWon 23–10 at Alabama A&M+13Alabama A&MWon 23–7 vs. Texas Southern+16Texas SouthernWon 17–0 vs. Central State+17Central StateWon 26–8 vs. Grambling+18GramblingLost 28–31 at Florida A&M-3Florida A&MWon 15–7 at Southern+8SouthernWon 55–7 at UT Martin+48UT MartinTied 14–14 at Chattanooga0Chattanooga
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMiddle TennesseeW 27–⁠041%
Sep 10atJackson StateW 17–⁠711%
Sep 17atAlabama A&MW 23–⁠1056%
Sep 24vsTexas SouthernW 23–⁠726%
Oct 1vsCentral StateW 17–⁠074%
Oct 8vsGramblingW 26–⁠861%
Oct 15atFlorida A&ML 28–⁠3168%
Oct 29atSouthernW 15–⁠735%
Nov 5atUT MartinW 55–⁠774%
Nov 12atChattanoogaT 14–⁠1437%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Chattanooga 14–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 35 on file).

Record
8–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠91
Coach
John Merritt
Elo
1383 +227 this season
SP+ rating
25.5 No. 7 of 140; offense No. 42
SRS
−6.9 No. 101 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 2Sylvester Hicks DEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Stan Johnson DTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 4Danny Johnson LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 4Dwight Wheeler OTNew England Patriots
Rd 4Homer Elias OGDetroit Lions
Rd 5Jerrold McRae WRKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Rodney Parker WRAtlanta Falcons