SMU
SWC · 1977 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1977 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | W 45–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | L 13–24 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Tulane (TULANE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 28–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 7–35 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 5–6 | L 6–9 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 37–23 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 11–1 | L 14–30 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 21–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 1–10 | W 41–24 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 7–5 | L 7–45 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 11–1 | L 7–47 |
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).
- Houston +6
- Tulane +3
- TCU +2
- Rice +1
- Texas -1
- Arkansas -1
- North Texas -2
- Ohio State -3
- Texas A&M -4
- Texas Tech -5
- Baylor -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 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.