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American college football season

1977 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainTerry Butz, Ron Johnson, Al Slamer
Home stadiumRynearson Stadium
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Ball State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second and final season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the Hurons compiled an 8–3 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Mid-American Conference, and outscored their opponents, 239 to 195. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Raklovits with 1,784 passing yards, Bobby Windom with 1,322 rushing yards, and James Hall with 646 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Northern IllinoisW 25–2
September 10at Central Michigan L 3–9
September 17Bowling GreenW 16–6
September 2McNeese State*
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 9–7
October 1Toledo
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 17–7
October 8Ohio
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
W 31–14
October 22Kent State
  • Rynearson Stadium
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 13–29
October 29at Akron*W 42–286,168
November 5at North Carolina A&T*W 21–205,000
November 12Illinois State*W 41–28
November 19at Ball StateL 21–45
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

After the season

The following Huron was selected in the 1978 NFL draft after the season.

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
1 22 Ron Johnson Defensive back Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. "1977 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  2. "2015 Eastern Michigan Football Digital Media Guide" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 165, 170. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. "1977 Eastern Michigan Eagles Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. "Eastern rallies to edge North Carolina A&T, 21–20". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1977. Retrieved August 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1978 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
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