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NC State

ACC · 1977 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
629–593–46
0.514 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1910
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 23–28
3Week 3 · Sep 13Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC1–9–1W 14–0
4Week 4 · Sep 20Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 38–0
5Week 5 · Sep 27Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–10W 41–14
6Week 6 · Oct 4Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4W 24–20
7Week 7 · Oct 11Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–6W 17–15
8Week 8 · Oct 18North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–3–1L 14–27
9Week 9 · Oct 25Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–3–1L 3–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI5–7W 7–3
11Week 11 · Nov 8Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 17–21
12Week 12 · Nov 15Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–6W 37–32
18Final · Jan 3Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B88–4W 24–14

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
2.010
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+29
-10+39
  • Maryland +8
  • Iowa State +8
  • Syracuse +6
  • Auburn +5
  • South Carolina +5
  • Duke +5
  • Virginia +1
  • Wake Forest +1
  • Penn State -1
  • East Carolina -3
  • North Carolina -3
  • Clemson -3

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 #28Better than 80%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.667 Win % · Change 7

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#35Regular Season Final#35Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#35Post-Season W3#28Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
+14
+38
+27
+4
+2
-13
-4
+4
-4
+5
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#151972#161973#121974#321975#961976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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