American college football season
1977 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1977 Playoffs November – December 1977 Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL Champion Widener
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The 1977 NCAA Division III football season -- part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level—began in August 1977, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1977 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama . The Widener Pioneers won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wabash Little Giants by a final score of 39−36.[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1977 College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Southwestern (TN) $
4
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
1
Rose–Hulman
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Centre
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Principia
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
6
–
0
Sewanee
1
–
3
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
1977 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Illinois Wesleyan +
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Millikin +
6
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
North Central (IL)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Carthage
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Wheaton (IL)
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Elmhurst
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Augustana (IL)
4
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Carroll (WI)
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
North Park
0
–
8
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1977 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Ithaca $
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Hobart
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
St. Lawrence
3
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
RPI
1
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Alfred
1
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
RIT
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
1
1977 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint Joseph's (IN) +
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Butler +
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Indiana Central
2
–
1
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Valparaiso
1
–
2
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
Evansville
0
–
4
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions
1977 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Central (IA) $^
7
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Wartburg
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Buena Vista
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
William Penn
3
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Luther
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Dubuque
2
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Simpson
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Upper Iowa
0
–
7
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Albion $^
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Hope
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Adrian
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Alma
2
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Olivet
0
–
4
–
1
0
–
8
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Northern
Albright x
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Upsala
5
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Lycoming
4
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Juniata
3
–
3
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Wilkes
3
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Susquehanna
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Delaware Valley
0
–
6
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Southern
Widener x^
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
7
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Dickinson
5
–
2
–
1
6
–
2
–
1
Muhlenberg
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Swarthmore
4
–
4
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Lebanon Valley
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Western Maryland
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Moravian
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Ursinus
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Johns Hopkins
0
–
8
–
1
1
–
8
–
1
Gettysburg *
1
–
1
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
1977 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $^
7
–
0
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
5
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
5
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
3
–
3
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Augsburg
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
St. Olaf
2
–
4
–
1
5
–
4
–
1
Hamline
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Macalester
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Massachusetts Maritime $
7
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Bridgewater State
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Maine Maritime
5
–
3
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Boston State
4
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Curry
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Nichols
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
New Haven
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Framingham State
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Plymouth State
1
–
6
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
1977 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Glassboro State $
5
–
0
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Montclair State
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Trenton State
3
–
2
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Kean
2
–
2
–
1
3
–
6
–
1
William Paterson
1
–
3
–
1
4
–
4
–
1
Jersey City State
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
1977 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Blue Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy$
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Otterbein
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Marietta
3
–
2
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Mount Union
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Ohio Wesleyan
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
6
–
1
Denison
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
1
Red Division
Wittenberg xy
5
–
0
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Muskingum
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Wooster
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Capital
2
–
3
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Ohio Northern
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Heidelberg
0
–
5
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon
–
4
–
5
–
0
Oberlin
–
1
–
7
–
0
Championship: Baldwin–Wallace 14 , Wittenberg 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant
1977 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Hampden–Sydney $^
4
–
0
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Randolph–Macon
2
–
1
–
1
4
–
5
–
1
Emory & Henry
2
–
2
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Washington and Lee
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Bridgewater
0
–
3
–
1
3
–
5
–
1
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Redlands $
5
–
0
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Whittier
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Occidental
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
La Verne
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
Claremont-Mudd
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Pomona-Pitzer
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion Redlands forfeited two non-conference wins.
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
College Athletic Conference – Southwestern at Memphis
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan and Millikin
Independent College Athletic Conference – Champion Unknown
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Albright (North), Widener (South)
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Ripon
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Massachusetts Maritime
New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference – Clarion
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) – Clark Atlanta and Miles
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Tarleton State
Twin Rivers Conference – Concordia–St. Paul
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Postseason [ ]
The 1977 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fifth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the fifth consecutive year. Like the previous two championships, eight teams competed in this edition.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Garrett-Harrison Stadium Phenix City, AL
Minnesota–Morris
13
Albion
10
Minnesota–Morris
21
Wabash
37
Wabash
20
Saint John's (MN)
9
Wabash
36
Widener
39
Widener
19
Central (IA)
0
Widener
33
Albany
15
Albany
51
Hampden–Sydney
41
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