| 1977 season | |||
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| Owner |  George W. Strawbridge, Jr. | ||
| General manager | Beau Rodgers | ||
| Head coach |  Eddie Firmani (resigned July 3) Len Glover (interim) John Boyle (hired July 9) | ||
| Stadium | Tampa Stadium | ||
| NASL | Division: 3rd Playoffs: First round | ||
| U.S. Open Cup | Did not enter | ||
| Top goalscorer |  Derek Smethurst (19 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 45,288 (May 29 v. Cosmos) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,398 (July 6 v. Washington) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 19,491 | ||
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The 1977 season was the original Tampa Bay Rowdies third season of existence, and their third season in the North American Soccer League, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada at that time.