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Southern Illinois

MVC · 1977 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
5th
0–3 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
10
1972–1981
All-Time Record
42–64–3
0.399 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#50
1979, 1981
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 10 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7L 7–29
3Week 3 · Sep 13Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 24–20
4Week 4 · Sep 20Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7L 9–14
5Week 5 · Sep 27Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 6–21
6Week 6 · Oct 4Lamar (LAMAR)H2HIND SLC2–9W 9–5
7Week 7 · Oct 11East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 0–33
8Week 8 · Oct 18Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)H2HIND SLC6–4–2L 0–24
9Week 9 · Oct 25Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC3–8L 0–28
11Week 11 · Nov 8Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 23–17
13Week 13 · Nov 22Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC2–9L 9–13
14Week 14 · Nov 29West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC6–4–1L 9–28

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
6.406
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-36
-46+10
  • Temple +5
  • Illinois State +3
  • Lamar +2
  • East Carolina -3
  • Arkansas State -4
  • Louisiana -4
  • West Texas A&M -4
  • New Mexico State -7
  • Indiana State -7
  • Northern Illinois -8
  • Drake -9

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 #126Better than 9%
Win % Place 115thBetter than 17%

0.273 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#125Regular Season Final#128Post-Season W1#128Post-Season W2#128Post-Season W3#126Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-22
+4
-5
-15
+4
-33
-24
-28
+6
-4
-19

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

Final Rank by Season
#1251972#1041973#1251974#1301975#541976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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