Year: | 1977 |
Regular Season: | August–November 1977 |
Playoffs: | December 3–10, 1977 |
Championship: | Kingdome Seattle, WA |
Champions: | Abilene Christian (2) |
The 1977 NAIA Division I football season was the 22nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the eighth season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1977 and culminated in the 1977 NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Known this year as the Apple Bowl, the title game was played on December 10, 1977 at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.[1] [2] Abilene Christian defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State in the Apple Bowl, 24–7, to win their second NAIA national title.[3]
Team | 1976 conference | 1977 conference | |
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Independent (NAIA) | |||
Independent (NAIA) | |||
Lone Star (NAIA Division I) | TIAA (NAIA Division II) | ||
Lone Star (NAIA Division I) | TIAA (NAIA Division II) | ||
Central States |
Conference | Champion | Record | |
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Arkansas | Henderson State | 6–0 | |
Central States | Kearney State | 7–0 | |
Evergreen | Oregon College | 6–0 | |
Lone Star | Abilene Christian Texas A&I | 5–1–1 | |
NIC | Minnesota–Morris | 7–0 | |
Oklahoma | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 4–0 | |
PSAC | Clarion State | 5–0–1 | |
RMAC | Western State | 8–1 | |
South Atlantic | Elon | 6–1 | |
SWAC | Grambling State | 6–0 | |
WVIAC | Concord | 7–1–1 | |
Wisconsin State | Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 7–0–1 |