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Michigan State

B10 · 1977 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3–1
0.682 Win %
Conference
3rd
6–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
102
1918–2026
All-Time Record
618–421–30
0.592 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1955
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 33
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 12 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB105–6W 19–14
4Week 4 · Sep 20Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC6–5L 21–23
5Week 5 · Sep 27Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC4–6–1W 34–16
6Week 6 · Oct 4Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 6–16
7Week 7 · Oct 11Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–2L 14–24
8Week 8 · Oct 18Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–5–1T 13–13
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB105–6W 9–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–8W 49–20
11Week 11 · Nov 8Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–5W 29–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB101–10W 44–3
13Week 13 · Nov 22Iowa (IOWA)H2HB104–7W 22–16

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
2.129
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-8+29
  • Minnesota +7
  • Purdue +5
  • Wisconsin +5
  • Wyoming +4
  • Iowa +4
  • Illinois +3
  • Northwestern +1
  • Indiana 0
  • Notre Dame -1
  • Michigan -2
  • Washington State -5

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 #33Better than 77%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.682 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31Regular Season Final#31Post-Season W1#31Post-Season W2#31Post-Season W3#33Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
-2
+18
-10
-10
0
+2
+29
+19
+41
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#501972#701973#221974#311975#821976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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