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William & Mary

FBSI · 1977 Season · Final

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

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1922–1981
All-Time Record
251–266–20
0.486 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1942, 1947
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons

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

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6NORFOLK STATEUnranked—W 27–13
3Week 3 · Sep 13Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 13–23
4Week 4 · Sep 20Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–2–1L 6–28
5Week 5 · Sep 27Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HIND FBSI7–4–1W 21–7
6Week 6 · Oct 4Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 28–8
7Week 7 · Oct 11Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 8–17
9Week 9 · Oct 25Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 17–42
10Week 10 · Nov 1Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 21–22
11Week 11 · Nov 8Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON5–6W 14–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 21–17
13Week 13 · Nov 22Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 29–13

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
3.131
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-22+27
  • East Carolina +8
  • Louisville +7
  • Citadel +5
  • Villanova +4
  • Richmond +3
  • Pittsburgh -2
  • Rutgers -3
  • Virginia Military Institute -4
  • Navy -6
  • 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 #60Better than 57%
Win % Place 60thBetter than 57%

0.545 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#60Regular Season Final#60Post-Season W1#60Post-Season W2#60Post-Season W3#60Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
-10
-22
+14
+20
-9
-25
-1
+1
+4
+16

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

Final Rank by Season
#791972#721973#871974#1161975#341976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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