1977 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

1977 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
1977 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–4 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach	Bill Miller (13th season);
Defensive coordinator	Bob Brush (1st season)
Home stadium	Evans Field
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Abilene Christian +^	5	–	1	–	1	11	–	1	–	1
No. 3 Texas A&I +	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Angelo State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Southwest Texas State	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
No. 13 East Texas State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Sam Houston State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Howard Payne	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1977 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University) during the 1977 NAIA Division I football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their 13th year under head coach Bill Miller, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 10	at Texas Lutheran*	Matador Field Seguin, TX	L 13–21	^[1]
September 17	Cameron State*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	Cancelled	^[2]
October 1	at Howard Payne	Cen-Tex Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 21–13	^[3]
October 8	Prairie View A&M*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 7–17	^[4]
October 15	Sam Houston State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX (rivalry)	W 16–5	^[5]
October 22	at Stephen F. Austin	Lumberjack Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 14–9	^[6]
October 29	East Texas State	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	W 34–20	^[7]
November 5	at Angelo State	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 23–20	^[8]
November 12	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 30–36	^[9]
November 19	Texas A&I	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 10–21	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "TLC overcomes Bobcats, 21–13". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cameron won't wait". Arizona Daily Star. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bobcats reverse jinx". Brownwood Bulletin. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "PV shocks SWT, 19–7". San Antonio Express. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwest Texas rips Sam Houston". Del Rio News Herald. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwest Texas 14, S.F. Austin 9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southwest Texas upsets East Texas". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SWT Bobcats trip A-State". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wildcats thrill fans with late victory". Abilene Reporter-News. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hoggies humble Bobcats". The Corpus Christi Caller. November 20, 1977. Retrieved March 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.