1977 Utah State Aggies football team

The 1977 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Aggies compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 249 to 117.^[2]

1977 Utah State Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bruce Snyder (2nd season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–				10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	San Jose State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 22–10	13,870	[3]
September 17	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 26–31	21,364	[4]
September 24	BYU	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	L 6–65	20,103	[5]
October 1	at San Diego State	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 0–19	43,161	[6]
October 8	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 7–16	62,015	[7]
October 15	at Utah	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers)	L 0–20	25,438	[8]
October 29	Boise State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 16–23	6,216	[9]
November 5	at Weber State	Wildcat Stadium Ogden, UT	W 23–14	8,163	[10]
November 12	Wyoming	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 32–31	13,280	[11]
November 19	at Idaho State	ASISU Minidome Pocatello, ID	W 35–7	6,250	[12]
November 26	at Colorado State	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 10–13	5,280	[13]
Homecoming

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Roster

1977 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 25 Ron Cassidy Jr G 71 Jim Hough Sr QB 10 Eric Hipple So RB 24 Rick Parros So TE 82 John Thompson Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 80 Rulon Jones So FS 46 Dave Parkin Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bruce Snyder Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt