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West Virginia

FBSI · 1977 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
114
1909–2026
All-Time Record
707–482–41
0.591 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
2007
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 28
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 2 Top 10

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 36–0
4Week 4 · Sep 20Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4W 24–16
5Week 5 · Sep 27Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC10–1L 13–28
6Week 6 · Oct 4Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC1–9–1W 13–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Temple (TEMPLE)H2HIND FBSI5–5–1W 38–16
8Week 8 · Oct 18Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 24–28
9Week 9 · Oct 25Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 28–49
10Week 10 · Nov 1Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 36–41
11Week 11 · Nov 8Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–2–1L 3–44
12Week 12 · Nov 15Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1W 20–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 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
3.536
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-1
-21+20
  • Maryland +8
  • Temple +5
  • Richmond +3
  • Virginia Tech +3
  • Virginia +1
  • Kentucky -1
  • Penn State -1
  • Pittsburgh -2
  • Boston College -5
  • Syracuse -5
  • Villanova -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 #77Better than 45%
Win % Place 76thBetter than 45%

0.455 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W1#78Post-Season W2#78Post-Season W3#77Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+36
+8
-15
+13
+22
-4
-21
-5
-41
+6
-19

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

Final Rank by Season
#321972#551973#791974#151975#661976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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