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1977 Texas–Arlington

5–⁠6 (3–⁠2 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Texas–Arlington in 1977, game by game: lost vs. Northwestern State 24–28; won at Western Michigan 17–10; lost at Louisiana 20–30; won at West Texas 17–13; won vs. McNeese 24–7; lost at North Texas 6–15; lost vs. New Mexico State 6–7; lost at Louisiana Tech 12–34; lost vs. Southern Miss 3–20; won at Arkansas State 44–14; won vs. Lamar 14–7+30−22Lost 24–28 vs. Northwestern State-4Northwestern St…Won 17–10 at Western Michigan+7Western MichiganLost 20–30 at Louisiana-10LouisianaWon 17–13 at West Texas+4West TexasWon 24–7 vs. McNeese+17McNeeseLost 6–15 at North Texas-9North TexasLost 6–7 vs. New Mexico State-1New Mexico StateLost 12–34 at Louisiana Tech-22Louisiana TechLost 3–20 vs. Southern Miss-17Southern MissWon 44–14 at Arkansas State+30Arkansas StateWon 14–7 vs. Lamar+7Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNorthwestern StateL 24–⁠2886%
Sep 17atWestern MichiganW 17–⁠1037%
Sep 24atLouisianaL 20–⁠3026%
Oct 1atWest TexasW 17–⁠1347%
Oct 8vsMcNeeseW 24–⁠754%
Oct 15atNorth TexasL 6–⁠1525%
Oct 22vsNew Mexico StateL 6–⁠765%
Oct 29atLouisiana TechL 12–⁠3427%
Nov 5vsSouthern MissL 3–⁠2053%
Nov 12atArkansas StateW 44–⁠1435%
Nov 19vsLamarW 14–⁠779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lamar 14–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
187–⁠185
Coach
—
Elo
1461 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.3 No. 93 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 3Derrick Jensen RBOakland Raiders
Rd 5Dwight Carey DTKansas City Chiefs

1977 Southland Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠2
Texas–Arlington3–⁠25–⁠6
Louisiana2–⁠1–⁠26–⁠4–⁠2
Arkansas State2–⁠37–⁠4
McNeese1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Lamar1–⁠42–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.