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Western Carolina

SOCON · 1977 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
5
1977–1981
All-Time Record
25–28–2
0.473 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#79
1978
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 0
  • Divisional Era · 5 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6JACKSONVILLE STATEUnranked—L 16–21
3Week 3 · Sep 13TENNESSEE TECHUnranked—L 21–41
4Week 4 · Sep 20Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 0–20
5Week 5 · Sep 27Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 15–14
6Week 6 · Oct 4Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON4–5–2T 24–24
7Week 7 · Oct 11Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)H2HIND SOCON9–1–1L 10–21
8Week 8 · Oct 18EAST TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 35–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25MAINEUnranked—W 41–20
10Week 10 · Nov 1WOFFORDUnranked—W 41–6
12Week 12 · Nov 15Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 41–26
13Week 13 · Nov 22App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)H2HIND SOCON2–9W 44–14

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
4.082
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-7+7
  • Indiana State +3
  • Marshall +2
  • App State +2
  • Furman 0
  • Tennessee Chattanooga -1
  • Citadel -6

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 #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 52ndBetter than 63%

0.591 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#90Regular Season Final#91Post-Season W1#91Post-Season W2#87Post-Season W3#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-5
-20
-20
+1
0
-11
+35
+21
+35
+15
+30

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

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