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Wichita State

MVC · 1977 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–1 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
37
1945–1981
All-Time Record
148–218–12
0.407 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1954
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 2
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 11 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)H2HIND MVC6–4–1W 14–10
3Week 3 · Sep 13Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B88–4L 9–35
4Week 4 · Sep 20New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)H2HIND MVC4–7L 12–24
5Week 5 · Sep 27Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B81–10L 14–21
6Week 6 · Oct 4Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC3–8W 38–26
8Week 8 · Oct 18New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)H2HIND WAC5–7L 17–22
9Week 9 · Oct 25Drake (DRAKE)H2HIND MVC2–9W 47–17
10Week 10 · Nov 1Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)H2HIND PCAA4–6W 35–21
11Week 11 · Nov 8Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1L 21–51
12Week 12 · Nov 15Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 41–14
13Week 13 · Nov 22Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 14–28

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
4.422
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-37+18
  • West Texas A&M +6
  • Long Beach State +4
  • Tulsa +3
  • Indiana State +3
  • Drake +2
  • Iowa State -4
  • Louisville -4
  • Memphis -5
  • New Mexico State -7
  • New Mexico -7
  • Kansas State -10

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 #102Better than 26%
Win % Place 76thBetter than 45%

0.455 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#100Regular Season Final#100Post-Season W1#101Post-Season W2#100Post-Season W3#102Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+4
-26
-12
-7
+12
-5
+30
+14
-30
+27
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#851972#1071973#1241974#1131975#1081976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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