1977 Toledo

2–⁠9 (2–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Chuck Stobart.

Schedule and results

Toledo in 1977, game by game: lost vs. Ball State 3–43; lost vs. East Carolina 9–22; lost at Marshall 0–24; lost at Eastern Michigan 7–17; lost at Bowling Green 13–21; lost vs. Western Michigan 7–28; won vs. Ohio 31–29; lost at Miami (OH) 3–27; won at Northern Illinois 27–9; lost vs. Central Michigan 0–44; lost vs. Kent State 12–23+18−44Lost 3–43 vs. Ball State-40Ball StateLost 9–22 vs. East Carolina-13East CarolinaLost 0–24 at Marshall-24MarshallLost 7–17 at Eastern Michigan-10Eastern MichiganLost 13–21 at Bowling Green-8Bowling GreenLost 7–28 vs. Western Michigan-21Western MichiganWon 31–29 vs. Ohio+2OhioLost 3–27 at Miami (OH)-24Miami (OH)Won 27–9 at Northern Illinois+18Northern Illino…Lost 0–44 vs. Central Michigan-44Central MichiganLost 12–23 vs. Kent State-11Kent State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kent State 23–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
2–⁠7 9th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
112–⁠287
Coach
Chuck Stobart
Elo
1282 −130 this season
SP+ rating
-18.1 No. 126 of 140; offense No. 132, defense No. 115
SRS
−21.8 No. 137 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Dan Simrell

1977 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠010–⁠1
Central Michigan7–⁠110–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠19–⁠2
Eastern Michigan4–⁠38–⁠3
Bowling Green4–⁠35–⁠7
Kent State5–⁠46–⁠5
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Illinois2–⁠53–⁠8
Toledo2–⁠72–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠81–⁠10

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