The Minnesota Golden Gophers were 7-4 in 1977. They fell to the Maryland Terrapins, 17 to 7, in the Hall of Fame Classic.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
6-1-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
4-4 | 7-5 | ||
4-3-1 | 5-5-1 | ||
3-5 | 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 | 164 | 2,854 | 745 | 3.8 | 2,204 | 629 | 3.5 | 650 | 116 | 5.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 113th | 124th | 112th | 126th | 68th | 34th | 93rd | 139th | 138th | 120th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 170 | 3,311 | 4.8 | 2,126 | 536 | 4.0 | 1,185 | 153 | 7.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 101st | 53rd | 96th | 75th | 52nd | 90th | 29th | 4th | 128th | ||||||||||
Net | -6 | -457 | +745 | -1.0 | +78 | +93 | -0.5 | -535 | -37 | -2.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 99th | 102nd | 112th | 118th | 71st | 34th | 98th | 125th | 100th | 135th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |