The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs were 8-1-2 in 1977. They emerged victorious over the Louisville Cardinals, 24 to 14, in the Independence Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4-0-1 | 9-1-2 | |
2-3 | 7-4 | ||
2-1-2 | 6-4-2 | ||
1-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
Texas-Arlington | 3-2 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 281 | 4,243 | 825 | 5.1 | 1,691 | 525 | 3.2 | 2,552 | 300 | 8.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 33rd | 28th | 38th | 31st | 107th | 101st | 112th | 8th | 24th | 12th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 133 | 2,421 | 3.4 | 1,167 | 481 | 2.4 | 1,254 | 227 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 75th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 19th | 6th | 45th | 86th | 14th | ||||||||||
Net | +148 | +1,822 | +825 | +1.7 | +524 | +44 | +0.8 | +1,298 | +73 | +3.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 21st | 8th | 38th | 13th | 47th | 55th | 39th | 6th | 23rd | 9th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |