Other Champions
With NCAA Division I-AA football set to begin in 1978, some of the schools that had played in Division II (such as Montana State) moved to Division I. Soon to be I-AA schools with great records in 1977 included Grambling State (10-1-0), Colgate (10-1-0), Louisiana Tech (9-1-2), UT-Chattanooga (9-1-1), and Tennessee State (8-1-1).
| Division | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division II | Lehigh Engineers | 33 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks | 0 |
| NCAA Division III | Widener Pioneers | 39 | Wabash Little Giants | 36 |
| NAIA Division I | Abilene Christian Wildcats | 24 | Southwestern Oklahoma Bulldogs | 7 |
| NAIA Division II | Westminster (Pa.) Titans | 17 | California Lutheran Kingsmen | 9 |
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