1977 College Football Season
Regular season
As originally compiled by Jeff79:
ABC added ex-Arkansas coach Frank Broyles and essentially alternated Broyles and Parseghian as #1 analyst. ABC had a policy which prevented Broyles from calling any Arkansas games since he was still employed by Arkansas (as the athletic director).
Sat 9/10, #3 Notre Dame @ #7 Pittsburgh, ABC, 3:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming, Jim Lampley
Mon 9/12, #14 UCLA @ #9 Houston, ABC, 9 pm, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Jim Lampley
Sat 9/17, #4 Alabama @ Nebraska, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 9/17, Iowa St @ Iowa, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian
Sat 9/17, Brown @ Yale, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Ron Johnson
Sat 9/17, San Diego St @ Arizona, ABC, 3 pm (west coast), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 9/24, #3 Oklahoma @ #4 Ohio St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 9/24, Maryland @ #5 Penn St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles
Sat 9/24, #13 Florida vs #12 Mississippi St (at Jackson), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Rick Forzano
* Sat 9/24, Massachusetts @ Harvard, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 9/24, #20 BYU @ Utah St, ABC, 2:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 10/1, #5 Texas A&M @ #3 Michigan, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 10/1, Ole Miss @ Auburn, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Lee Grosscup
Sat 10/1, East Carolina @ South Carolina, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Steve Davis
Sat 10/1, Oregon @ Stanford, ABC, 4:30 pm (west coast), Al Michaels, Ara Parseghian
Sat 10/8, Baldwin-Wallace @ Wittenberg, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Mel Murray, Jerry Anderson
Sat 10/8, #7 Alabama @ #1 USC, ABC, 3:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 10/15, #2 Texas @ #8 Arkansas, ABC, 12:30 pm, Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Schenkel called the 10/15 game as Jackson was calling World Series g4 later that afternoon.
Sat 10/22, #5 USC @ #11 Notre Dame, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
* Sat 10/22, North Dakota @ North Dakota St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, ??
Sat 10/29, #12 Nebraska @ Oklahoma St, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 10/29, Purdue @ Northwestern, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Ara Parseghian
Sat 10/29, North Carolina @ Maryland, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Lee Grosscup
Sat 10/29, LSU vs Ole Miss (at Jackson), ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Sat 10/29, Bowling Green @ Central Michigan, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Steve Zabriskie, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/5, Georgia vs Florida (at Jacksonville), ABC, 12:30 pm, Al Michaels, Frank Broyles, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/5, #2 Alabama @ #18 LSU, ABC, 4 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
ABC wanted to add West Virginia St @ Winston-Salem St at 12:30 pm on 11/5 (with Jim Lampley scheduled for pbp), but the NCAA vetoed this plan because West Virginia St was not a member of the NCAA.
Sat 11/12, Wabash @ DePauw, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/12, Bethune Cookman @ Morris Brown, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Ron Pinkney, Ron Johnson
Sat 11/12, Colorado @ #3 Oklahoma, ABC, 1:30 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/19, #4 Ohio St @ #5 Michigan, ABC, 12:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian, Bill Flemming
Sat 11/19, Baylor @ #1 Texas, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles
Sat 11/19, Washington St @ #19 Washington, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/19, #15 Clemson @ South Carolina, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Rick Forzano
Sat 11/19, Massachusetts @ Boston College, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Steve Davis
Thu 11/24, #6 Arkansas @ Texas Tech, ABC, 2:30 pm, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
Fri 11/25, #11 Nebraska @ #3 Oklahoma, ABC, 2 pm, Bill Flemming, Rick Forzano
Fri 11/25, #17 UCLA @ USC, ABC, 9 pm (regional), Chris Schenkel, Frank Broyles
Fri 11/25, Arizona @ #19 Arizona St, ABC, 9 pm (regional), Verne Lundquist, Ron Johnson
Fri 11/25, McNeese St @ SW Louisiana, ABC, 9 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Steve Davis
Sat 11/26, #9 Penn St @ #10 Pittsburgh, ABC, 12:30 pm, Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 11/26, Army vs Navy (at Philadelphia), ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
* Sat 11/26, Grambling vs Southern (at New Orleans), ABC, 4 pm (regional), ??, ??
Sat 12/3, #19 Florida St @ Florida, ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Jim Lampley, Rick Forzano
Sat 12/3, Lehigh @ Cal-Davis (D2 semi), ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Bill Flemming, Ara Parseghian
Sat 12/3, Widener vs Wabash (at Phenix City, AL - D3 final), ABC, 12:30 pm (regional), Chris Lincoln, Steve Davis
Sat 12/3, Houston @ #17 Texas A&M, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles
Sat 12/3, San Diego St @ San Jose St, ABC, 4 pm (regional), Al Michaels, Lee Grosscup
Sat 12/3, North Dakota St @ Jacksonville St (D2 semi), ABC, 4 pm (regional - tape delay - 1 pm kickoff), Verne Lundquist, Ron Johnson
Sat 12/10, Lehigh vs Jacksonville St (at Wichita Falls, TX - D2 final), ABC, 1:30 pm, Bill Flemming, Lee Grosscup
Bowl games
December 17
Independence Bowl, Louisiana Tech vs Louisville, 2:30pm, WTCG-Atlanta, announcers unknown Shreveport Times, 12/3/77
December 19
Liberty Bowl, #12 Nebraska vs #14 North Carolina, 9pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson
December 22
Hall of Fame Bowl, Maryland vs Minnesota, 8pm, Mizlou syndication, Jim Karvellas, Don Perkins, Don Tollefson
December 23
Tangerine Bowl, #19 Florida State vs Texas Tech, 7:45pm, Mizlou syndication, Duane Dow, Don Perkins, Howard David Orlando Sentinel, 12/23/77
December 25
Fiesta Bowl, #8 Penn State vs #15 Arizona State, 3pm, CBS, Lindsey Nelson, Tom Matte, Tim Ryan LA Times, 12/25/77
December 30
Gator Bowl, #10 Pittsburgh vs #11 Clemson, 9pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles
December 31
Peach Bowl, NC State vs Iowa State, 12pm, Mizlou syndication, Duane Dow, Don Perkins, Howard David
Sun Bowl, Stanford vs LSU, 1pm, CBS, Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier, Burt Reynolds (yes, that Burt Reynolds)
Bluebonnet Bowl, #20 USC vs #17 Texas A&M, 8pm, Mizlou syndication, Jim Karvellas, Walt Garrison, Don Tollefson
January 2
Sugar Bowl, #3 Alabama vs #9 Ohio State, 1pm, ABC, Keith Jackson, Ara Parseghian
Cotton Bowl, #5 Notre Dame vs #1 Texas, 2pm, CBS, Lindsey Nelson, Paul Hornung, Paul Alexander, Don Criqui
Rose Bowl, #13 Washington vs #4 Michigan, 5pm, NBC, Curt Gowdy, John Brodie, Charlie Jones
Orange Bowl, #6 Arkansas vs #2 Oklahoma, 8pm, NBC, Jim Simpson, Merlin Olsen