The Penn State Nittany Lions were 10-1 in 1977. They emerged victorious over the Arizona State Sun Devils, 42 to 30, in the Fiesta 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 | 348 | 4,646 | 865 | 5.4 | 2,360 | 608 | 3.9 | 2,286 | 257 | 8.9 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 14th | 9th | 16th | 18th | 55th | 47th | 63rd | 13th | 41st | 7th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 157 | 3,256 | 4.1 | 1,355 | 513 | 2.6 | 1,901 | 285 | 6.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 87th | 50th | 35th | 18th | 40th | 11th | 128th | 137th | 80th | ||||||||||
Net | +191 | +1,390 | +865 | +1.3 | +1,005 | +95 | +1.2 | +385 | -28 | +2.2 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 13th | 14th | 16th | 22nd | 27th | 32nd | 26th | 32nd | 93rd | 17th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| 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 |