American college football season
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 7 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 12 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The team's head football coach was Ellis Rainsberger. 1977 would turn out to be the last season with Rainsberger at the helm, as he was replaced with Jim Dickey in 1978. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1977 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–9, and a dismal 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | at BYU* | | L 0–39 | 35,196 | |
September 17 | Florida State* | | L 10–18 | 26,200 | |
September 24 | at Wichita State* | | W 21–14 | 28,724 | [2] |
October 1 | No. 18 Mississippi State* | | W 21–24 (forfeit)^ | 30,060 | [3] |
October 8 | No. 9 Nebraska | | L 9–26 | 41,100 | |
October 15 | at Oklahoma State | | L 14–21 | 48,200 | |
October 22 | at Missouri | | L 13–28 | 63,168 | |
October 29 | No. 4 Oklahoma | | L 7–42 | 25,600 | |
November 5 | at Kansas | | L 21–29 | 47,858 | |
November 12 | Iowa State | | L 15–22 | 19,521 | |
November 19 | at Colorado | | L 0–23 | 43,873 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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^ Mississippi State was forced to forfeit the game.[4]
Roster
1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- J.W. Emerson – Quarterbacks & wide receivers
- Jim Gilstrap – Offensive line
- Dick Selcer – Defensive Coordinator
- Sandy Buda – Defensive line
- Bobby Robinson – Assistant
- Dave Dunkelberger – Assistant
- George Walstad – Assistant
- Ivy Williams – Assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1977 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Wildcats' offense finally pulls weight". The Kansas City Star. September 25, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late pass spoils K-State's upset bid". The Salina Journal. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
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