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Southern Miss

FBSI · 1977 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–6
0.500 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
64
1963–2026
All-Time Record
389–337–6
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#14
1988
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 8
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 19 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6TROYUnranked—W 42–19
3Week 3 · Sep 13Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 6–35
4Week 4 · Sep 20Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC5–6W 24–13
5Week 5 · Sep 27Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC5–6W 27–19
6Week 6 · Oct 4Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI5–4–2L 6–17
7Week 7 · Oct 11North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 14–27
8Week 8 · Oct 18Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 28–26
9Week 9 · Oct 25Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6W 14–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 14–42
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)H2HIND SLC5–6W 20–3
12Week 12 · Nov 15Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND SLC9–1–2L 10–28
13Week 13 · Nov 22Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND SLC7–4L 10–14

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
3.137
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-18+25
  • Auburn +5
  • Ole Miss +5
  • Hawai'i +5
  • Mississippi State +5
  • Texas Arlington +5
  • Louisiana Tech -1
  • Florida State -2
  • North Texas -2
  • Cincinnati -4
  • Arkansas State -4
  • Memphis -5

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 #61Better than 56%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.500 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#62Regular Season Final#62Post-Season W1#61Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#61Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
-29
+11
+8
-11
-13
+2
+7
-28
+17
-18
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#1031972#401973#561974#351975#1101976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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