1977 Utah State Aggies football team

1977 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumRomney Stadium
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –   10 – 1 – 0
Tennessee State   –   –   8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –   5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –   2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Aggies compiled a 4–7 record and were outscored by opponents by a total of 249 to 117.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10San Jose State
W 22–1013,870[3]
September 17at Memphis State
L 26–3121,364[4]
September 24BYU
L 6–6520,103[5]
October 1at San Diego State
L 0–1943,161[6]
October 8at Penn State
L 7–1662,015[7]
October 15at Utah
L 0–2025,438[8]
October 29Boise Statedagger
  • Romney Stadium
  • Logan, UT
L 16–236,216[9]
November 5at Weber State
W 23–148,163[10]
November 12Wyoming
W 32–3113,280[11]
November 19at Idaho State
W 35–76,250[12]
November 26at Colorado State
L 10–135,280[13]
  • daggerHomecoming

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Roster

1977 Utah State Aggies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 25 Ron Cassidy Jr
G 71 Jim Hough Sr
QB 10 Eric Hipple So
RB 24 Rick Parros So
TE 82 John Thompson Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 80 Rulon Jones So
FS 46 Dave Parkin Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1975 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hipple leads Aggies past San Jose State". Idaho State Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Memphians rally past Utah State". The Tennessean. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nielsen, Cougars bomb Aggies by 65–6". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Turner triggers San Diego State". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense turns tide, Penn State escapes". Asbury Park Press. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah blanks Utah St. 20–0". The Fresno Bee. October 16, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Boise slips by Utah State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 30, 1977. p. 4B.
  10. ^ "Utah State whips Weber State 23–14". The Idaho Statesman. November 6, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Gary Jones (November 13, 1977). "Myers, Parros pace Utags past Cowboys". The Herald-Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Utah State outmuscles Idaho State 35–7". The Idaho Statesman. November 20, 1977. Retrieved December 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Colorado State outlasts Utah State, 13 to 10". Idaho State Journal. November 27, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Utah State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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