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1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State       11 1 0
Colgate       10 1 0
North Texas State *       10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State       10 1 0
Tennessee State       8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh       9 2 1
East Carolina       8 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Army       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 1
Boston College       6 5 0
Cincinnati       5 4 2
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Northwestern State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
William & Mary       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       5 5 1
Hawaii       5 6 0
Navy       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 7 0
Utah State       4 7 0
Villanova       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 7 1
Virginia Tech       3 7 1
Miami (FL)       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Tulane       3 8 0
Air Force       2 8 1
Holy Cross       2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Army Cadets represented the United States Military Academy during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. They claimed the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for the second straight season.

Schedule

September 10Massachusetts

W 34–10 22,101 September 17Virginia Military Institute

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, New York

W 27–14 26,664 September 24at Boston College

L 28–49 19,200 October 1Colorado

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, New York

L 0–31 34,548 October 8Villanova

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, New York

W 34–32 30,618 October 15vs. Notre Dame

L 0–24 72,594 October 22Lafayette

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, New York

W 42–6 28,277 October 29Holy Cross

  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, New York

W 48–7 41,376 November 5at Air Force

W 31–6 34,338 November 12vs. Pittsburgh

  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, New Jersey

L 26–52 35,387 November 26vs. Navy

W 17–14 81,091

Template:CFB Schedule End[2]

Game notes

UMass

Army's win over UMass was the 500th in school history. Leamon Hall threw five touchdown passes, including three to freshman Mike Fahnstock.[3]

Villanova

1 234Total
Villanova 14 0018 32
Army 0 7720 34
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

[4]

Army vs. Navy
1 234Total
Navy 0 770 14
Army 7 1000 17

Army finished with its first winning season since 1972.[5]

Stats

  • QB Leamon Hall – 151/265 for 1,944 yards with 15 TD vs 17 INT[6]
  • RB Greg King – 177 carries for 961 yards with 7 TD
  • RB Jim Merriken – 99 carries for 447 yards with 4 TD. 35 catches for 350 yards with 2 TD
  • TE Clennie Brundridge – 51 catches for 842 yards with 4 TD
  • DL Dan Sartin; 10 sacks

Awards

  • Homer Smith – Eastern Coach of the Year (New York Football Writers Association) [7]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ 2011 Army football media guide
  3. ^ 2011 Army football media guide
  4. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1977 Oct 9.
  5. ^ "Cadets Hold Off Middies." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 27.
  6. ^ http://www.totalfootballstats.com/Team_College.asp?id=55&Season=1977
  7. ^ 2011 Army football media guide.