1977 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
1977 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1977 record | 3–8 (2–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Gary Moeller (1st season) |
MVP | James Coleman, John Sullivan |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Michigan + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Ohio State + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Gary Moeller, the Illini compiled a 3–8 record and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Mike McCray with 418 passing yards, running back James Coleman with 715 rushing yards, and wide receiver Tom Schooley with 231 receiving yards.[2] Coleman and linebacker John Sullivan were selected as the team's most valuable players.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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September 10 | No. 2 Michigan | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 9–37 | ||||||
September 17 | Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) | W 11–7 | ||||||
September 24 | at Stanford* | Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA | L 24–37 | ||||||
October 1 | Syracuse* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 20–30 | ||||||
October 8 | at No. 19 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–26 | ||||||
October 15 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | W 29–22 | ||||||
October 22 | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 21–7 | ||||||
October 29 | at Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | L 20–49 | ||||||
November 5 | No. 4 Ohio State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | L 0–35 | ||||||
November 12 | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 0–21 | ||||||
November 19 | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | L 7–21 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
References
- ↑ "1977 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1977 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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