| 1. Round | 06/08/1977 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Preußen Münster | 4:4 |  |
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| 2. Round | 13/08/1977 | Hannover 96 | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0:1 | ||||
| 4. Round | 27/08/1977 | Westfalia Herne | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 2:0 | ||||
| 5. Round | 31/08/1977 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Arminia Bielefeld | 2:0 | ||||
| 6. Round | 02/09/1977 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3:2 | ||||
| 9. Round | 24/09/1977 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | OSC Bremerhaven | 6:1 | ||||
| 10. Round | 01/10/1977 | SV Bayer 04 Leverkusen | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:2 | ||||
| 11. Round | 09/10/1977 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Rot-Weiß Lüdenscheid | 3:1 | ||||
| 12. Round | 22/10/1977 | Arminia Hannover | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 0:0 | ||||
| 13. Round | 28/10/1977 | SC Herford | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:1 | ||||
| 14. Round | 04/11/1977 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | 1. FC Bocholt | 4:1 | ||||
| 15. Round | 11/11/1977 | Bayer 05 Uerdingen | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:0 | ||||
| 16. Round | 25/11/1977 | Rot-Weiss Essen | - | Alemannia Aachen | 3:1 | ||||
| 17. Round | 02/12/1977 | VfL Osnabrück | - | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1:1 |
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