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 |
| Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 31.7 | 11.6 | 24.48 | 8.15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kentucky | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 19.83 | 7.64 | 6 | 6 | ||
| LSU | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 32.4 | 18.3 | 11.07 | 5.24 | 16 | |||
| Auburn | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 18.5 | 22.1 | 5.95 | 9.13 | record adjusted to 6-5-0 by NCAA | |||
| Florida | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 8.06 | 7.51 | 17 | 9 | ||
| Georgia | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 14.3 | 17.4 | 4.86 | 6.86 | 19 | 17 | ||
| Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 17.5 | 20.6 | 7.57 | 9.85 | 16 | 12 | record adjusted to 0-11-0 by NCAA | |
| Ole Miss | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 8.50 | 8.50 | record adjusted to 6-5-0 by NCAA | |||
| Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 6.49 | 8.30 | ||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 12.8 | 25.1 | -3.47 | 7.26 | ||||
2 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-01-02 | Sugar Bowl | Alabama (3) | 35 | Ohio State (9) | 6 | New Orleans, LA |
| 1977-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Stanford | 24 | Louisiana State | 14 | El Paso, TX |
Award Winners
| Award | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| SEC Player of the Year | Charles Alexander | LSU |
| SEC Coach of the Year | Fran Curci | Kentucky |
1977 Conference Leaders