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1977 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–5–1 (4–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Norman
CaptainScott Arnett, Tim McVay, Joe Norman, Charley Peal
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Indiana 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Lee Corso, in his fifth year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Wisconsin
L 14–3034,755
September 17LSU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 24–2130,067[1]
September 24Miami (OH)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 20–2128,732[2]
October 1at No. 11 Nebraska*
L 13–3176,034
October 8at Northwestern
W 28–316,378
October 15Michigan Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
T 13–1336,892[3]
October 22at Illinois
L 7–2150,298
October 29No. 19 Minnesota
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 34–2230,399
November 5at Iowa
W 24–2149,620
November 121:30 p.m.at No. 4 Ohio State
L 7–3587,786
November 19Purdue
W 21–1052,914
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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1977 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 73 Gerhard Ahting Fr
QB 14 Tim Clifford Fr
WR 88 Mike Friede So
C 50 Mark Heidel Jr
G 64 Mark Johnson So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 35 Joe Norman Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1978 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Charles Peal Defensive tackle 10 273 Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  1. ^ "Indiana forgets wounds during late rally". The Indianapolis Star. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bill Ford (September 25, 1977). "Miami Nips Indiana In Last 13 Seconds". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Stultz, Max (October 16, 1977). "I.U. Fumbles, Tumbles To 13-13 Tie With MSU". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Indiana. p. 1, section 2. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "1977 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  5. ^ "1977 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  6. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "1977 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  8. ^ "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.


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