1977 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1977 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	John David Crow (2nd season)
Home stadium	Brown 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. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach John David Crow, the team compiled a 2–9 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–21
September 17	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 35–37	14,306
September 24	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–63	13,079
October 1	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	L 0–13	11,655
October 8	Cal State Fullerton	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 10–31	6,000
October 15	McNeese State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 7–29
October 22	Southeastern Louisiana	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 24–19
October 29	Arkansas State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	L 20–31
November 5	Nicholls State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 19–2	7,300
November 12	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 0–31
November 24	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 0–20	9,600