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Indiana Football Team History

Indiana Hoosiers

Indiania University
Bloomington, IN
Founded: 1820
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 52,180
Colors: Cream & Crimson
Coach: Lee Corso
Conference: Big 10-

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1887 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Lee Corso enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Indiana.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Wisconsin	14	30	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Louisiana State	24	21	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Miami Ohio	20	21	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Nebraska	13	31	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Northwestern	28	3	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Michigan State	13	13	T
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Illinois	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Minnesota	34	22	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Iowa	24	21	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Ohio State	7	35	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Purdue	21	10	W

1977 Season Totals
Record	5-5 -1
Points Scored	205
Scoring Average	18.6
Points Allowed	228
Defense Average	20.7
Opponents Record	69-55
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	2-3

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-5	171	180	Lost 7-17	4-4	108	133	Cal Stoll
Indiana	5-5-1	205	228		4-3-1	148	155	Lee Corso
Illinois	3-8	141	292		2-6	86	218	Gary O. Moeller
Michigan	10-2	353	124	Lost 20-27	7-1	257	78	Glenn Bo Schembechler
Ohio State	9-3	343	120	Lost 6-35	7-1	264	49	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	7-3-1	260	162		6-1-1	199	107	Darryl D. Rogers
Iowa	5-6	171	229		3-5	136	144	Bob Commings
Purdue	5-6	231	247		3-5	137	192	Jim Young
Wisconsin	5-6	133	200		3-6	97	187	John Jardine
Northwestern	1-10	102	337		1-8	92	261	John Pont

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.