1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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]

1977 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1977 record2–9 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Selcer (3rd season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10at BYU*L 0–3935,196
September 17Florida State*L 10–1826,200
September 24at Wichita State*W 21–1428,724
October 1No. 18 Mississippi State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 1–0 (forfeit)^30,060
October 8No. 9 Nebraska
L 9–2641,100
October 15at Oklahoma StateL 14–2148,200
October 22at MissouriL 13–2863,168
October 29No. 4 Oklahoma
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 7–4225,600
November 5at KansasL 21–2947,858
November 12Iowa State
L 15–2219,521
November 19at ColoradoL 0–2343,873
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Mississippi State was forced to forfeit the game. The score of the game was 24–21, in favor of Mississippi State.[2]


Roster

1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 81 Paul Coffman Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
NG Greg Brown
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "1977 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
    2. "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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