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SWC · 1977 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–5
0.583 Win %
Conference
4th
4–4 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
95
1932–2026
All-Time Record
589–462–24
0.559 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1953
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 5 · Top 25: 16
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 4 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC5–6W 17–7
4Week 4 · Sep 20New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC5–7W 49–14
5Week 5 · Sep 27Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–4L 17–33
6Week 6 · Oct 4North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–3–1W 10–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HIND WAC5–7W 32–26
8Week 8 · Oct 18Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC1–10W 42–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC11–1L 0–26
11Week 11 · Nov 8TCUH2HIND SWC2–9W 49–17
12Week 12 · Nov 15SMUH2HIND SWC4–7W 45–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND SWC6–5L 7–45
14Week 14 · Nov 29Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC11–1L 14–17
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HIND FBSI10–2L 17–40

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
2.589
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+17
-13+30
  • North Carolina +8
  • Baylor +5
  • New Mexico +5
  • Arizona +5
  • SMU +4
  • TCU +2
  • Rice +1
  • Texas -1
  • Arkansas -1
  • Florida State -2
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Houston -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 #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.583 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#40Regular Season Final#40Post-Season W1#40Post-Season W2#45Post-Season W3#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
+35
-16
+3
+6
+35
-26
+32
+38
-38
-3
-23

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

Final Rank by Season
#271972#91973#391974#581975#81976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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