Minnesota

B10 · 1977 Season · Final

Season

Struggling ＋

Record

7–5

0.583 Win %

Conference

4th

4–4 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

135

1892–2026

All-Time Record

735–545–42

0.572 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1904, 1911, 1927 +2

#1 Finishes

Top 5: 17 · Top 10: 25 · Top 25: 43

12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 3× #1
Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1

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

1977 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 13	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H	MAC	4–7	W 10–0
4	Week 4 · Sep 20	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	9–3	L 7–38
5	Week 5 · Sep 27	UCLA H2H	PAC	7–4	W 27–13
6	Week 6 · Oct 4	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	8–4	W 19–17
7	Week 7 · Oct 11	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	4–7	L 6–18
8	Week 8 · Oct 18	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H	B10	1–10	W 13–7
9	Week 9 · Oct 25	Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H	B10	10–2	W 16–0
10	Week 10 · Nov 1	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	5–5–1	L 22–34
11	Week 11 · Nov 8	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H	B10	7–3–1	L 10–29
12	Week 12 · Nov 15	Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H	B10	3–8	W 21–0
13	Week 13 · Nov 22	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2H	B10	5–6	W 13–7
3	Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27	Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H	ACC	8–4	L 7–17

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

2.765

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+16

-22+38

Michigan +10
Washington +8
UCLA +7
Wisconsin +5
Western Michigan +4
Illinois +3
Northwestern +1
Ohio State -3
Michigan State -3
Maryland -4
Indiana -5
Iowa -7

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 #50Better than 64%

Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.583 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+10

-31

+14

-12

+16

-12

-19

+21

-10

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.