1977 Western Michigan
4–7 (3–5 Mid-American Conference), coached by Elliot Uzelac. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Illinois 49–21Sep 24
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Minnesota | L 0–10 | 41% |
| Sep 17 | vsTexas–Arlington | L 10–17 | 63% |
| Sep 24 | vs Northern Illinois | W 49–21 | 82% |
| Oct 1 | at Bowling Green | L 14–34 | 44% |
| Oct 8 | vs Kent State | L 16–20 | 40% |
| Oct 15 | at Toledo | W 28–7 | 55% |
| Oct 22 | vs Marshall | W 53–29 | 73% |
| Oct 29 | at Ohio | W 28–22 | 53% |
| Nov 5 | vs Miami (OH) | L 8–14 | 42% |
| Nov 12 | vs Ball State | L 25–29 | 38% |
| Nov 19 | at Central Michigan | L 23–28 | 23% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Central Michigan 28–23; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The tied 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 83 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 7th in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 254–231
- Coach
- Elliot Uzelac
- Elo
- 1424 −48 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.1 No. 91 of 140; offense No. 68, defense No. 98
- SRS
- −6.6 No. 100 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Howard Nevins and Keith Rogien
- Most valuable player
- Jerome Persell
1977 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 5–0 | 10–1 | |
| Central Michigan | 7–1 | 10–1 | |
| Ball State | 5–1 | 9–2 | |
 Eastern Michigan | 4–3 | 8–3 | |
| Bowling Green | 4–3 | 5–7 | |
| Kent State | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
 Western Michigan | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Northern Illinois | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Toledo | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Ohio | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.