1977 West Virginia
5–6, coached by Frank Cignetti. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 11 Maryland 24–16Sep 17
Maryland was ranked No. 11, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs Richmond | W 36–0 | 64% |
| Sep 17 | at 11Maryland | W 24–16 | 27% |
| Sep 24 | at Kentucky | L 13–28 | 45% |
| Oct 1 | at Virginia | W 13–0 | 77% |
| Oct 8 | vs Temple | W 38–16 | 73% |
| Oct 15 | vs Boston College | L 24–28 | 68% |
| Oct 22 | at 10Penn State | L 28–49 | 27% |
| Oct 29 | vs Villanova | L 36–41 | 74% |
| Nov 5 | vs 12Pittsburgh | L 3–44 | 27% |
| Nov 12 | vs Virginia Tech | W 20–14 | 66% |
| Nov 19 | at Syracuse | L 9–28 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 28–9; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 3: 17
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
- —
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 17
- Points
- 244–264
- Coach
- Frank Cignetti
- Elo
- 1473 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- 6.4 No. 59 of 140; offense No. 33, defense No. 81
- SRS
- 5.6 No. 50 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Joe Pendry