Penn State
FBSI · 1977 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1977 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–3 | W 45–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 31–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 8–4 | W 27–9 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2H |  SEC | 10–1 | L 20–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–7 | W 16–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | W 31–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | W 49–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 49–7 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | W 21–17 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | W 44–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2–1 | W 15–13 |
| 3 | Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | IND WAC | 9–3 | W 42–30 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Pittsburgh +9
- Arizona State +9
- Rutgers +8
- Maryland +8
- NC State +8
- Houston +6
- Syracuse +6
- West Virginia +5
- Temple +5
- Utah State +4
- Miami +3
- Kentucky -1
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.917 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.