Gopher Football 1977 Season

1977 Schedule Date Opponent W/L/T Score 09/10/1977 Western Michigan (4-7) W 10-0 09/17/1977 @ Ohio State (9-3) L 7-38 09/24/1977 UCLA (7-4) W 27-13 10/01/1977 Washington (8-4) W 19-17 10/08/1977 @ Iowa (4-7) L 6-18 10/15/1977 Homecoming Northwestern (1-10) W 13-7 10/22/1977 Michigan (10-2) W 16-0 10/29/1977 @ Indiana (5-5-1) L 22-34 11/05/1977 Michigan State (7-3-1) L 10-29 11/12/1977 @ Illinois (3-8) W 21-0 11/19/1977 Wisconsin (5-6) W 13-7 12/22/1977 Hall of Fame Classic vs. Maryland (8-4) L 7-17

1977 Big Ten Standings Team Conference Overall W L T PCT W L T PCT Michigan 7 1 0 .875 10 2 0 .833 Ohio State 7 1 0 .875 9 3 0 .750 Michigan State 6 1 1 .813 7 3 1 .682 Indiana 4 3 1 .563 5 5 1 .500 Minnesota 4 4 0 .500 7 5 0 .583 Purdue 3 5 0 .375 5 6 0 .455 Iowa 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .364 Wisconsin 3 6 0 .333 5 6 0 .455 Illinois 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273 Northwestern 1 8 0 .111 1 10 0 .091

Season notes:

Coached by Cal Stoll (6th season).

1977 Poll Results

Associated Press

United Press

1. Notre Dame 11-1-0 2. Alabama 11-1-0 3. Arkansas 11-1-0 4. Texas 11-1-0 5. Penn State 11-1-0 6. Kentucky 10-1-0 7. Oklahoma 10-2-0 8. Pittsburgh 9-2-1 9. Michigan 10-2-0 10. Washington 8-4-0 11. Ohio State 9-3-0 12. Nebraska 9-3-0 13. Southern California 8-4-0 14. Florida State 10-2-0 15. Stanford 9-3-0 16. San Diego State 10-1-0 17. North Carolina 8-3-1 18. Arizona State 9-3-0 19. Clemson 8-3-1 20. Brigham Young 9-2-0

1. Notre Dame 11-1-0 2. Alabama 11-1-0 3. Arkansas 11-1-0 4. Penn State 11-1-0 5. Texas 11-1-0 6. Oklahoma 10-2-0 7. Pittsburgh 9-2-1 8. Michigan 10-2-0 9. Washington 8-4-0 10. Nebraska 9-3-0 11. Florida State 10-2-0 12. Ohio State 9-3-0 12. Southern California 8-4-0 14. North Carolina 8-3-1 15. Stanford 9-3-0 16. Brigham Young 9-2-0 16. North Texas 9-2-0 18. Arizona State 9-3-0 19. North Carolina State 8-4-0 19. San Diego State 10-1-0

1977 Season Big Ten Bowl Results Rose Bowl - 01/02/1978 Washington 27, Michigan 20 Sugar Bowl - 01/02/1978 Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 Hall of Fame Classic - 12/22/1977 Maryland 17, Minnesota 7 Previous season (1976) Next season (1978) Back to the football historical records page... Back to the University of Minnesota page... Back to Eric's home page...

1977 Season Bowl Results Orange Bowl - 01/02/1978 Arkansas 31, Oklahoma 6 Cotton Bowl - 01/02/1978 Notre Dame 38, Texas 10 Sun Bowl - 12/31/1977 Stanford 24, Louisiana State 14 Gator Bowl - 12/30/1977 Pittsburgh 34, Clemson 3 Tangerine Bowl - 12/23/1977 Florida State 40, Texas Tech 17 Liberty Bowl - 12/19/1977 Nebraska 21, North Carolina 17 Peach Bowl - 12/31/1977 North Carolina State 24, Iowa State 14 Fiesta Bowl - 12/25/1977 Penn State 42, Arizona State 30 Independence Bowl - 12/17/1977 Louisiana Tech 24, Louisville 14 Bluebonnet Bowl - 12/31/1977 Southern California 47, Texas A&M 28