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Virginia Military Institute

SOCON · 1977 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
7–4
0.636 Win %
Conference
2nd
2–0 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
70
1904–1981
All-Time Record
306–344–34
0.472 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#6
1920
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 23–13
4Week 4 · Sep 20Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI7–4L 14–27
5Week 5 · Sep 27East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 13–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 25–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 19–3
9Week 9 · Oct 25LEHIGHUnranked—L 20–30
10Week 10 · Nov 1DAVIDSONUnranked—W 21–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC1–9–1W 30–6
12Week 12 · Nov 15Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON4–5–2W 31–28
13Week 13 · Nov 22RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 20–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 7–27

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
3.316
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-14+19
  • William & Mary +6
  • Citadel +5
  • Furman +4
  • Richmond +3
  • Virginia +1
  • East Carolina -3
  • Army -4
  • Virginia Tech -7

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 #67Better than 52%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.636 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#65Regular Season Final#64Post-Season W1#64Post-Season W2#65Post-Season W3#67Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
-13
-1
+25
+16
-10
+21
+24
+3
+13
-20

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

Final Rank by Season
#1161972#1051973#531974#1191975#731976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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