| 123rd Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 19 March 1977 | ||
| Winner | Oxford | ||
| Margin of victory | 7 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 19 minutes 28 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 68–54 | ||
| Umpire | Ronnie Howard (Oxford) | ||
| Other races | |||
| Reserve winner | Goldie | ||
| Women's winner | Cambridge | ||
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The 123rd Boat Race took place on 19 March 1977. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Oxford won by seven lengths, their biggest margin of victory for more than 90 years. It was the first time in the history of the event that one of the crews, Oxford, used a plastic boat as opposed to a wooden one. It was also the first race to have an official sponsor in Ladbrokes.
In the reserve race, Cambridge's Goldie beat Oxford's Isis by seven lengths. Cambridge won the 32nd Women's Boat Race.