Standings

Standings Table
Overall Conference Points Per Game SRS Polls
School W L T Pct W L T Pct Off Def SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Rank Notes
Notre Dame1110.91735.011.626.189.93311
Penn State1110.91732.515.622.118.521345
Colgate1010.90934.519.72.13-11.8820
San Diego State1010.90931.715.011.13-3.321616
Tennessee State811.85024.59.13.58-8.72
Florida State1020.83326.214.216.234.561314
North Texas920.81829.116.310.33-0.49record adjusted to 10-1-0 by NCAA
Pitt921.79235.711.222.307.89778
East Carolina830.72724.414.04.42-4.67
Rutgers830.72726.516.52.81-5.10
Army740.63626.122.33.951.23
Louisville741.62524.316.2-0.89-6.39
Boston College650.54522.024.53.232.23
Cincinnati542.54522.711.00.93-4.53
Georgia Tech650.54520.420.18.886.61
Memphis650.54520.717.65.563.47
Northwestern State650.54517.816.6-8.40-9.40
Syracuse650.54519.821.38.607.96
William & Mary650.54518.618.50.29-0.26
Southern Mississippi660.50017.920.80.222.22
Temple551.50020.826.0-1.40-0.22
Hawaii560.45522.721.2-1.00-2.36
Navy560.45520.820.96.526.25
West Virginia560.45522.224.04.045.7717
South Carolina570.41717.916.84.564.31
Utah State470.36416.122.6-3.080.65
Villanova470.36421.021.6-4.89-3.26
Illinois State371.31817.621.6-12.51-8.06
Virginia Tech371.31815.819.10.184.18
Indiana State370.30014.924.0-18.12-9.32
Miami (FL)380.27311.422.33.1110.84
Richmond380.27311.726.6-10.002.18
Tulane380.27316.526.3-1.106.18
Air Force281.22710.426.9-6.246.85
Holy Cross290.18211.824.5-17.99-6.53
Louisiana-Monroe290.18211.127.0-20.63-8.63

5 Bowl Games

  • Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
5 Bowl Games Table
Date Bowl Pts Pts Notes
1978-01-02Cotton BowlNotre Dame (5) 38Texas (1) 10Dallas, TX
1977-12-30Gator BowlPittsburgh (10) 34Clemson (11) 3Jacksonville, FL
1977-12-25Fiesta BowlPenn State (8) 42Arizona State (15) 30Tempe, AZ
1977-12-23Tangerine BowlFlorida State (19) 40Texas Tech17Orlando, FL
1977-12-17Independence BowlLouisiana Tech24Louisville14Shreveport, LA

1977 Conference Leaders