The Louisville Cardinals were 7-3-1 in 1977. They fell to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 24 to 14, in the Independence Bowl.
| 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 | 277 | 3,682 | 797 | 4.6 | 2,823 | 641 | 4.4 | 859 | 156 | 5.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 34th | 71st | 60th | 71st | 23rd | 26th | 29th | 126th | 115th | 122nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 170 | 3,718 | 4.7 | 2,043 | 543 | 3.8 | 1,675 | 243 | 6.9 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 101st | 98th | 87th | 71st | 58th | 74th | 112th | 106th | 94th | ||||||||||
Net | +107 | -36 | +797 | -0.1 | +780 | +98 | +0.6 | -816 | -87 | -1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 32nd | 78th | 60th | 83rd | 36th | 31st | 44th | 136th | 128th | 115th |
| 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 |