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The 1977 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Elliot Uzelac, the Broncos compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 261 to 231.[1][2][3] The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[4]
| 1977 Western Michigan Broncos football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–5 MAC) |
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| MVP | Jerome Persell |
| Captain | Howard Nevins, Keith Rogien |
| Home stadium | Waldo Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Albert Little with 802 passing yards, Jerome Persell with 1,339 rushing yards, and Craig Frazier with 319 receiving yards.[5] Linebacker Howard Nevins and fullback Keith Rogien were the team captains.[6] Tailback Jerome Persell received the team's most outstanding player award.[7] Persell was also named MAC offensive player of the year for the second of what would be three consecutive years.[8]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | at Minnesota* | L 7–10 | 29,619 | ||||
| September 17 | Texas–Arlington* | L 10–17 | 16,900 | [9] | |||
| September 24 | Northern Illinois |
| W 37–6 | ||||
| October 1 | at Bowling Green | L 28–31 | |||||
| October 8 | Kent State |
| L 16–20 | ||||
| October 15 | at Toledo | W 34–21 | |||||
| October 22 | Marshall* |
| W 53–29 | 22,600 | [10] | ||
| October 29 | at Ohio | W 28–22 | |||||
| November 5 | Miami (OH) |
| L 8–14 | 21,800 | [11] | ||
| November 12 | Ball State |
| L 25–29 | ||||
| November 19 | at Central Michigan | L 23–28 | |||||
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