1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Wildcats scored 252 points while allowing 111 points. The Wildcats finished conference play undefeated but due to NCAA probation were not eligible for a share of the SEC championship or for postseason play.[1] The Wildcats finished the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll.[2]
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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AP | No. 6 |
1977 record | 10–1 (6–0 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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No. 2 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Kentucky | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season
In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee by a score of 21–17. Entering that game, Kentucky had seven injured starters unable to play, including quarterback Derrick Ramsey, whose arm was injured so badly he could not throw the football. Tennessee jumped out to a 17–14 lead when backup quarterback Mike Deaton completed a 36-yard pass to Felix Wilson; the injured Ramsey then entered the game and led Kentucky to a touchdown. Tennessee's offense then took the ball to Kentucky's 22-yard line but Tennessee quarterback Jimmy Streater fumbled due to a hit by Kentucky All-American defensive end Art Still, and linebacker Kelly Kirchbaum recovered the ball to preserve the win.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | North Carolina* | W 10–7 | |||
September 17 | at Baylor* | L 6–21 | 30,000 | ||
September 24 | West Virginia* | No. 17 |
| W 28–13 | |
October 1 | at No. 4 Penn State* | No. 16 | W 24–20 | 62,196 | |
October 8 | Mississippi State | No. 12 |
| W 23–7 | |
October 15 | at No. 16 LSU | No. 8 | W 33–13 | ||
October 22 | at Georgia | No. 7 | W 33–0 | 59,100 | |
October 29 | Virginia Tech* | No. 7 |
| W 32–0 | |
November 5 | at Vanderbilt | No. 7 | W 28–6 | 26,572 | |
November 12 | at Florida | No. 7 | W 14–7 | 50,243 | |
November 19 | Tennessee | No. 7 |
| W 21–17 | 57,914 |
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Roster
- PK Joe Bryant
- QB Mike Deaton
- QB Derrick Ramsey
- DE Art Still
- Dave Trosper (offense)
- Freddie Williams (offense)
- Felix Wilson (offense)
Game summaries
Penn State
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Georgia
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- Prince Charles in attendance
Team players in the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Art Still | Defensive End | 1 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Derrick Ramsey | Quarterback | 5 | 136 | Oakland Raiders |
Mike Martin | Tackle | 9 | 244 | Chicago Bears |
Will Grant | Center | 10 | 255 | Buffalo Bills |
Dallas Owens | Defensive Back | 10 | 275 | Baltimore Colts |
Jerry Blanton | Linebacker | 11 | 282 | Buffalo Bills |
Awards and honors
- Art Still, All-America honors
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2014-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Final 1977 AP Poll at AP Poll Archive.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
- 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.168
- "Kentucky in the 1977 AP polls, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm