1977 NAIA Division I football season

The 1977 NAIA Division I football season, as part of the 1977 college football season in the United States and the 22nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the eighth season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.

1977 NAIA Division I football season
Regular seasonAugust–November 1977
PostseasonDecember 3–10, 1977
National ChampionshipSeattle, WA
ChampionsAbilene Christian (2)

The season was played from August to November 1977 and culminated in the 1977 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known this year as the Apple Bowl, the title game was played on December 10, 1977 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.[1][2] Abilene Christian defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State in the Apple Bowl, 24–7, to win their second NAIA national title.[3]

Conference standings
1977 Central States Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Kearney State $^ 7 –0 –0  8 –2 –1
Wayne State (NE) 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Missouri Western 4 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Washburn 4 –2 –1  6 –3 –1
Missouri Southern 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Emporia State 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –5 –1  3 –7 –1
Pittsburg State 1 –5 –1  1 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1977 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oregon College $ 6 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Western Washington 5 –1 –0  6 –4 –0
Eastern Washington 3 –3 –0  5 –4 –0
Central Washington 3 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Southern Oregon 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Eastern Oregon 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Oregon Tech 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Abilene Christian +^ 5 –1 –1  11 –1 –1
Texas A&I + 5 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Angelo State 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Southwest Texas State 5 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
East Texas State 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Stephen F. Austin 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Sam Houston State 1 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
Howard Payne 0 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
1977 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western State $ 8 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Mesa State 7 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Southern Utah 7 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Fort Lewis 6 –2 –1  6 –2 –1
Westminster (UT) 5 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Adams State 3 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
Colorado Mines 2 –7 –0  3 –7 –0
Southern Colorado * 2 –7 –0  3 –7 –0
New Mexico Highlands 2 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
Western New Mexico 2 –7 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Southern Colorado forfeited three conference wins, over Western State, Southern Utah, and Westminster

Conference champions
Conference Champion Record
Arkansas Henderson State 6–0
Central States Kearney State 7–0
Evergreen Oregon College 6–0
Lone Star Abilene Christian
Texas A&I		 5–1–1
NIC Minnesota–Morris 7–0
Oklahoma Southwestern Oklahoma State 4–0
PSAC Clarion State 5–0–1
RMAC Western State 8–1
South Atlantic Elon 6–1
SWAC Grambling State 6–0
WVIAC Concord 7–1–1
Wisconsin State Wisconsin–Stevens Point 7–0–1

Postseason
Semifinals
December 3, 1977 		1977 Apple Bowl
December 10, 1977
Seattle, WA
      
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 7
Abilene Christian* 35
Abilene Christian 24
Southwestern Oklahoma State 7
Kearney State 7
Southwestern Oklahoma State* 21

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iftLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=APkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4961,4162452&dq=kingdome+naia+national+championship&hl=en
  3. "1977 Division I NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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