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Jackson State

SWAC · 1977 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–1 in SWAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
1
1977–1977
All-Time Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#44
1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Jackson State head-to-head · History & Eras

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6ALABAMA STATEUnranked—W 17–6
3Week 3 · Sep 13Tennessee State (TENNESSEE STATE)H2HIND FBSI8–1–1L 7–17
4Week 4 · Sep 20Prairie View A&M (PRAIRIE VIEW A&M)H2HIND SWAC3–8W 27–2
5Week 5 · Sep 27Mississippi Valley State (MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE)H2HIND SWAC5–5W 37–13
6Week 6 · Oct 4ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFFUnranked—W 31–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Southern (SOUTHERN)H2HIND SWAC3–7–1W 38–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Grambling State (GRAMBLING STATE)H2HIND SWAC10–1L 7–34
10Week 10 · Nov 1BETHUNE-COOKMANUnranked—L 3–10
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas Southern (TEXAS SOUTHERN)H2HIND SWAC6–4–1W 10–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15MORGAN STATEUnranked—W 31–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22Alcorn State (ALCORN STATE)H2HIND SWAC3–8W 23–16

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.563
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-2+20
  • Texas Southern +6
  • Mississippi Valley State +5
  • Prairie View A&M +3
  • Southern +3
  • Alcorn State +3
  • Tennessee State -1
  • Grambling State -1

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47Regular Season Final#46Post-Season W1#46Post-Season W2#44Post-Season W3#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+11
-10
+25
+24
+31
+38
-27
-7
+10
+17
+7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

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