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1977 Utah State

4–⁠7, coached by Bruce Snyder.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1977, game by game: won vs. San José State 22–10; lost at Memphis 26–31; lost vs. No. 20 BYU 6–65; lost at San Diego State 0–19; lost at No. 10 Penn State 7–16; lost at Utah 0–20; lost vs. Boise State 16–23; won at Weber State 23–14; won vs. Wyoming 32–31; won at Idaho State 35–7; lost at Colorado State 10–13+28−59Won 22–10 vs. San José State+12San José StateLost 26–31 at Memphis-5MemphisLost 6–65 vs. No. 20 BYU-59No. 20 BYULost 0–19 at San Diego State-19San Diego StateLost 7–16 at No. 10 Penn State-9No. 10 Penn StateLost 0–20 at Utah-20UtahLost 16–23 vs. Boise State-7Boise StateWon 23–14 at Weber State+9Weber StateWon 32–31 vs. Wyoming+1WyomingWon 35–7 at Idaho State+28Idaho StateLost 10–13 at Colorado State-3Colorado State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsSan José StateW 22–⁠1041%
Sep 17atMemphisL 26–⁠3134%
Sep 24vs20BYUL 6–⁠6539%
Oct 1atSan Diego StateL 0–⁠1918%
Oct 8at10Penn StateL 7–⁠1615%
Oct 15atUtahL 0–⁠2048%
Oct 29vsBoise StateL 16–⁠2369%
Nov 5atWeber StateW 23–⁠1472%
Nov 12vsWyomingW 32–⁠3148%
Nov 19atIdaho StateW 35–⁠769%
Nov 26atColorado StateL 10–⁠1322%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colorado State 13–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 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
4–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠249
Coach
Bruce Snyder
Elo
1378 −53 this season
SP+ rating
-0.5 No. 80 of 140; offense No. 91, defense No. 67
SRS
−2.7 No. 88 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 4Jim Hough CMinnesota Vikings