Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Notre Dame | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 35.0 | 11.6 | 26.18 | 9.93 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Penn State | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 32.5 | 15.6 | 22.11 | 8.52 | 13 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Colgate | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 34.5 | 19.7 | 2.13 | -11.88 | 20 | |||||||
| San Diego State | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 11.13 | -3.32 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Tennessee State | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 24.5 | 9.1 | 3.58 | -8.72 | ||||||||
| Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 26.2 | 14.2 | 16.23 | 4.56 | 13 | 14 | ||||||
| North Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 29.1 | 16.3 | 10.33 | -0.49 | record adjusted to 10-1-0 by NCAA | |||||||
| Pitt | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 35.7 | 11.2 | 22.30 | 7.89 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||||
| East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 24.4 | 14.0 | 4.42 | -4.67 | ||||||||
| Rutgers | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 26.5 | 16.5 | 2.81 | -5.10 | ||||||||
| Army | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 26.1 | 22.3 | 3.95 | 1.23 | ||||||||
| Louisville | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 24.3 | 16.2 | -0.89 | -6.39 | ||||||||
| Boston College | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 3.23 | 2.23 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | 22.7 | 11.0 | 0.93 | -4.53 | ||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 8.88 | 6.61 | ||||||||
| Memphis | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 20.7 | 17.6 | 5.56 | 3.47 | ||||||||
| Northwestern State | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 17.8 | 16.6 | -8.40 | -9.40 | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 19.8 | 21.3 | 8.60 | 7.96 | ||||||||
| William & Mary | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 0.29 | -0.26 | ||||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 17.9 | 20.8 | 0.22 | 2.22 | ||||||||
| Temple | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 20.8 | 26.0 | -1.40 | -0.22 | ||||||||
| Hawaii | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 22.7 | 21.2 | -1.00 | -2.36 | ||||||||
| Navy | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 6.52 | 6.25 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 22.2 | 24.0 | 4.04 | 5.77 | 17 | |||||||
| South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 17.9 | 16.8 | 4.56 | 4.31 | ||||||||
| Utah State | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 16.1 | 22.6 | -3.08 | 0.65 | ||||||||
| Villanova | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 21.0 | 21.6 | -4.89 | -3.26 | ||||||||
| Illinois State | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 17.6 | 21.6 | -12.51 | -8.06 | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 15.8 | 19.1 | 0.18 | 4.18 | ||||||||
| Indiana State | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 14.9 | 24.0 | -18.12 | -9.32 | ||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 11.4 | 22.3 | 3.11 | 10.84 | ||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 11.7 | 26.6 | -10.00 | 2.18 | ||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 16.5 | 26.3 | -1.10 | 6.18 | ||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 10.4 | 26.9 | -6.24 | 6.85 | ||||||||
| Holy Cross | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 11.8 | 24.5 | -17.99 | -6.53 | ||||||||
| Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 11.1 | 27.0 | -20.63 | -8.63 | ||||||||
5 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-01-02 | Cotton Bowl | Notre Dame (5) | 38 | Texas (1) | 10 | Dallas, TX |
| 1977-12-30 | Gator Bowl | Pittsburgh (10) | 34 | Clemson (11) | 3 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1977-12-25 | Fiesta Bowl | Penn State (8) | 42 | Arizona State (15) | 30 | Tempe, AZ |
| 1977-12-23 | Tangerine Bowl | Florida State (19) | 40 | Texas Tech | 17 | Orlando, FL |
| 1977-12-17 | Independence Bowl | Louisiana Tech | 24 | Louisville | 14 | Shreveport, LA |
1977 Conference Leaders