American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 10 No. 2 Michigan L 9–3760,477 [4] [5] September 17 Missouri * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 11–752,771 September 24 at Stanford * L 24–3750,500 October 1 Syracuse * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 20–3052,015 October 8 at No. 19 Wisconsin L 0–2678,661 October 15 at Purdue W 29–2260,242 October 22 Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 21–750,298 October 29 at Michigan State L 20–4970,589 November 5 No. 4 Ohio State L 0–3566,973 November 12 Minnesota Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 0–2137,697 November 19 at Northwestern L 7–2117,255 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1977 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 81 Mike Sherrod Jr QB 10 Nick Sowa Jr
Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 97 John Sullivan Sr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
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Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold