1977 Season

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Overall Record: 8-2
Regular Season Record:
8-2
Combined Statistics:
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Head Coach: Mike Currence (2nd Year)
Record To-Date at Massillon: 16-4

Team Captains: Tim Daniels, John Letcavitz, Kurt Walterhouse, Marc Longshore

All-Ohio: Tim Daniels (3rd), Carl Dorsey (3rd), Brent Offenbecher (3rd)

All-American Conference Standings:
Massillon (4-1)
Canton McKinley (4-1)
Warren Harding (3-2)
Niles (2-3)
Alliance (2-3)
Steubenville (0-5)

Playoff Assignment/Computer Ranking: Division I, Region 3, 2nd
Tournament Results: Did not qualify

All-Time Record: 547-162-34
Series Record vs. Canton McKinley: 45-32-5

Noteworthy Items: Massillon, in spite of high optimism prior to the season, dropped their opener 9-7 to a good Barberton team in the Akron Rubber Bowl. However, the Tigers got revenge against Gahanna Lincoln for the previous year’s loss the following week, scoring late to take a 28-22 decision. (2) Warren scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull out a 22-21 victory over the Tigers.  (3) In spite of losing two games by a total of three points, Massillon upset unbeaten Canton McKinley 21-0 in the finale. The Bulldogs would later lose 14-3 to Cincinnati Moeller in the state finals.

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Opp.Rec.Loc.Mass.Opp.Res.Att.MediaStats
Barberton8-2N79L15,594StoryStats
Gahanna Lincoln8-1H2822W9,238StoryStats
Cleveland GlenvilleH316W9,021StoryStats
Niles5-5H347W10,965StoryStats
Cleveland Benedictine6-4H247W9,356StoryStats
Steubenville2-8A4122W7,000StoryStats
Columbus EastmoorH300W9,130StoryStats
Warren Harding6-3-1H2122L10,662StoryStats
Alliance7-3H440W10,339StoryStats
Canton McKinley10-2A210W20,339StoryStats
TOTAL28195111,644Season Stats

The Barberton game was played at the Akron Rubber Bowl