1977 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–4 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEvans Field
1977 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Abilene Christian +^ 5 1 111 1 1
No. 3 Texas A&I + 5 1 18 1 1
No. 11 Angelo State 5 2 08 2 0
No. 15 Southwest Texas State 5 2 05 4 0
No. 13 East Texas State 4 3 07 4 0
Stephen F. Austin 2 5 02 8 0
Sam Houston State 1 6 01 10 0
Howard Payne 0 7 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1977 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1977 NAIA Division I football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their 13th year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 10at Texas Lutheran*
L 13–21[1]
September 17Cameron State*
Cancelled [2]
October 1at Howard Payne
W 21–13[3]
October 8Prairie View A&M*
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 7–17[4]
October 15Sam Houston State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 16–5[5]
October 22at Stephen F. AustinW 14–9[6]
October 29East Texas State
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
W 34–20[7]
November 5at Angelo StateW 23–20[8]
November 12at Abilene ChristianL 30–36[9]
November 19Texas A&I
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 10–21[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "TLC overcomes Bobcats, 21–13". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cameron won't wait". Arizona Daily Star. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bobcats reverse jinx". Brownwood Bulletin. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "PV shocks SWT, 19–7". San Antonio Express. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southwest Texas rips Sam Houston". Del Rio News Herald. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southwest Texas 14, S.F. Austin 9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southwest Texas upsets East Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "SWT Bobcats trip A-State". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wildcats thrill fans with late victory". Abilene Reporter-News. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Hoggies humble Bobcats". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 20, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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