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1977 NCAA Division III football season

The 1977 NCAA Division III football season -- part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division III level—began in August 1977, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship in December 1977 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama. The Widener Pioneers won their first Division III championship, defeating the Wabash Little Giants by a final score of 39−36.[1]

1977 NCAA Division III football season
Regular seasonAugust – November 1977
PlayoffsNovember – December 1977
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
ChampionWidener
← 1976 ·NCAA Division III football seasons· 1978 →

Conference standings

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1977 College Athletic Conference football standings
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Southwestern (TN) $4–0–09–1–1
Rose–Hulman3–1–05–5–0
Centre1–3–03–6–0
Principia1–3–02–6–0
Sewanee1–3–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
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Illinois Wesleyan +6–2–06–3–0
Millikin +6–2–06–3–0
North Central (IL)5–3–06–3–0
Carthage4–4–05–4–0
Wheaton (IL)4–4–05–4–0
Elmhurst4–4–05–4–0
Augustana (IL)4–4–04–5–0
Carroll (WI)3–5–04–5–0
North Park0–8–00–9–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1977 Independent College Athletic Conference football standings
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Ithaca $4–0–06–3–0
Hobart4–1–07–2–0
St. Lawrence3–2–07–2–0
RPI1–2–04–5–0
Alfred1–3–04–5–0
RIT0–5–00–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
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Saint Joseph's (IN) +3–1–05–4–0
Butler +3–1–05–5–0
Indiana Central2–1–16–2–1
Valparaiso1–2–13–6–1
Evansville0–4–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1977 Iowa Conference football standings
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Central (IA) $^7–0–09–1–0
Wartburg6–1–07–2–0
Buena Vista5–2–07–2–0
William Penn3–4–06–4–0
Luther3–4–05–5–0
Dubuque2–5–04–6–0
Simpson2–5–02–7–0
Upper Iowa0–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Fordham $3–0–08–2–0
C. W. Post3–0–05–3–1
Hofstra3–2–06–3–0
Merchant Marine1–2–03–6–0
Wagner1–4–02–7–0
Seton Hall0–3–03–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Albion $^5–0–08–2–0
Hope4–1–06–3–0
Adrian2–2–14–4–1
Alma2–3–06–3–0
Kalamazoo1–4–03–5–0
Olivet0–4–10–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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Northern
Albright x5–1–07–2–0
Upsala5–1–07–2–0
Lycoming4–2–06–3–0
Juniata3–3–05–5–0
Wilkes3–3–04–5–0
Susquehanna1–5–02–7–0
Delaware Valley0–6–02–7–0
Southern
Widener x^6–0–011–1–0
Franklin & Marshall7–1–07–2–0
Dickinson5–2–16–2–1
Muhlenberg5–3–06–3–0
Swarthmore4–4–14–4–1
Lebanon Valley3–5–03–6–0
Western Maryland2–4–12–6–1
Moravian2–5–02–7–0
Ursinus2–5–02–7–0
Johns Hopkins0–8–11–8–1
Gettysburg *1–1–03–7–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
1977 Midwest Conference football standings
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East Division
Ripon xy$4–0–08–1–0
Lawrence3–1–08–1–0
Lake Forest2–2–04–4–0
Chicago1–3–02–6–0
Beloit0–4–00–9–0
West Division
Cornell (IA) xy5–0–08–1–0
Coe4–1–05–4–0
Monmouth (IL)3–2–05–4–0
Grinnell1–3–14–4–1
Knox1–3–13–5–1
Carleton0–5–01–7–0
Championship: Ripon 10, Cornell (IA) 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1977 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Saint John's (MN) $^7–0–07–2–0
Concordia–Moorhead5–2–07–3–0
Gustavus Adolphus5–2–06–4–0
St. Thomas (MN)3–3–14–5–1
Augsburg3–4–03–6–0
St. Olaf2–4–15–4–1
Hamline2–5–02–7–0
Macalester0–7–00–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 New England Football Conference standings
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Massachusetts Maritime $7–1–08–1–0
Bridgewater State5–3–06–3–0
Maine Maritime5–3–05–3–0
Boston State4–3–14–4–1
Curry4–4–05–4–0
Nichols4–4–05–4–0
New Haven3–5–03–5–0
Framingham State2–6–03–6–0
Plymouth State1–6–12–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 New Jersey State Athletic Conference football standings
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Glassboro State $5–0–07–3–0
Montclair State3–2–06–4–0
Trenton State3–2–04–5–0
Kean2–2–13–6–1
William Paterson1–3–14–4–1
Jersey City State0–5–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Northern Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Minnesota Morris $^7–0–010–2–0
Bemidji State5–2–06–4–0
Moorhead State5–2–06–4–0
Minnesota Duluth4–3–07–3–0
St. Cloud State4–3–05–6–0
Michigan Tech1–6–03–7–0
Winona State1–6–03–7–0
Southwest State (MN)1–6–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Blue Division
Baldwin–Wallace xy$5–0–09–1–0
Otterbein4–1–08–1–0
Marietta3–2–03–6–0
Mount Union2–3–04–5–0
Ohio Wesleyan1–4–02–6–1
Denison0–5–00–8–1
Red Division
Wittenberg xy5–0–09–1–0
Muskingum4–1–07–2–0
Wooster3–2–06–3–0
Capital2–3–05–4–0
Ohio Northern1–4–02–7–0
Heidelberg0–5–01–8–0
Not competing for championship
Kenyon – 4–5–0
Oberlin – 1–7–0
Championship: Baldwin–Wallace 14, Wittenberg 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
1977 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
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Hampden–Sydney $^4–0–09–2–0
Randolph–Macon2–1–14–5–1
Emory & Henry2–2–03–7–0
Washington and Lee1–3–03–8–0
Bridgewater0–3–13–5–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1977 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
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East Division
No. 4 Millersville xy5–0–08–2–0
Kutztown4–1–07–2–0
East Stroudsburg3–2–06–2–0
Bloomsburg2–3–04–5–0
Cheyney1–4–04–5–0
Mansfield0–5–02–6–1
West Division
No. 8 Clarion xy$5–0–19–0–1
Shippensburg4–2–06–4–0
Slippery Rock3–2–14–4–1
Lock Haven3–3–05–5–0
Indiana (PA)2–3–14–4–1
Edinboro2–3–13–6–1
California (PA)0–6–02–8–0
Championship: Clarion 25, Millersville 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1977 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
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Carnegie Mellon $7–0–08–1–0
Allegheny5–2–05–3–0
Case Western Reserve5–2–05–4–0
Washington & Jefferson3–3–14–4–1
Hiram3–4–03–6–0
Thiel2–4–12–5–1
Bethany (WV)2–5–02–7–0
John Carroll0–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1977 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Redlands $5–0–06–3–0
No. T–14 Whittier4–1–08–2–0
Occidental3–2–05–4–0
La Verne2–3–04–5–0
Claremont-Mudd1–4–01–7–0
Pomona-Pitzer0–5–00–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Redlands forfeited two non-conference wins.
Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1977 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
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No. 6 Wisconsin–Stevens Point $^7–0–18–2–1
Wisconsin–Whitewater6–2–07–4–0
Wisconsin–La Crosse5–2–16–2–2
Wisconsin–Platteville5–3–07–3–0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh3–5–05–5–0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire3–5–05–6–0
Wisconsin–River Falls3–5–04–6–0
Wisconsin–Stout2–6–02–8–0
Wisconsin–Superior1–7–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll
1977 NCAA Division III independents football records
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Wabash ^ – 11–2–0
Albany ^ – 9–2–0
Norwich – 7–2–0
Maryville (TN) – 6–2–0
Dayton – 8–3–0
Canisius – 5–2–2
Rochester (NY) – 6–3–0
Ashland – 6–4–0
Grove City – 6–4–0
James Madison – 5–5–0
Salisbury State – 5–5–0
Brockport – 4–5–0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham – 4–5–0
Saint Mary's – 4–5–0
Colorado College – 3–6–0
Union (NY) – 2–5–1
Bowie State – 3–7–0
San Diego – 3–7–0
Saint Peter's – 2–5–0
Millsaps – 2–6–0
Georgetown – 2–7–0
Cortland – 2–8–0
Plattsburgh – 1–6–1
DePauw – 1–9–0
St. Norbert – 0–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

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Conference champions

Postseason

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The 1977 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fifth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship game was held at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the fifth consecutive year. Like the previous two championships, eight teams competed in this edition.[2]

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals
Campus Sites		Semifinals
Campus Sites		National Championship Game
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, AL
         
Minnesota–Morris13
Albion10
Minnesota–Morris21
Wabash37
Wabash20
Saint John's (MN)9
Wabash36
Widener39
Widener19
Central (IA)0
Widener33
Albany15
Albany51
Hampden–Sydney41

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "1977 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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