- 1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team
NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=1977
Team=Kansas State Wildcats
Conference=Big 8 Conference
Division=
ShortConference=Big 8
CoachRank=
APRank=
BCSRank=
Record= 2-9
ConfRecord= 0-7
HeadCoach=Ellis Rainsberger
OffCoach=
DefCoach=
StadiumArena=KSU Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney=
BowlTourneyResult= The 1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team representedKansas State University in thecollege football season of 1977. The team's head football coach wasEllis Rainsberger . 1979 would turn out to be the last season with Rainsberger at the helm, as he was replaced withJim 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 8 play.Schedule
1977 Results
-!colspan=8| Regular season
CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 9/10/1977
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = BYU
site_stadium = Cougar Stadium
site_cityst = Provo, UT
gamename =
tv = None
score = 39-0
overtime =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 9/17/1977
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Florida State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 18-10
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 9/24/1977
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Wichita State
site_stadium =Cessna Stadium
site_cityst = Wichita, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 21-14
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = 10/1/1977
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opprank = 18
opponent = Mississippi State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 1-0^
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 10/8/1977
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opprank = 9
opponent = Nebraska
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 26-9
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 10/15/1977
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Oklahoma State
site_stadium =Boone Pickens Stadium
site_cityst =Stillwater, OK
gamename =
tv = None
score = 21-14
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 10/22/1977
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Missouri
site_stadium =Faurot Field
site_cityst =Columbia, MO
gamename =
tv = None
score = 28-13
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 10/29/1977
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opprank = 4
opponent = Oklahoma
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 42-7
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/5/1977
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Kansas
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst =Lawrence, KS
gamename = Governor's Cup
tv = None
score = 29-21
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/12/1977
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Iowa State
site_stadium = KSU Stadium
site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
gamename =
tv = None
score = 22-15
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = 11/19/1977
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Colorado
site_stadium =Folsom Field
site_cityst =Boulder, CO
gamename =
tv = None
score = 23-0
attend =[ [http://www.kstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=3061&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&Q_SEASON=1977 Schedule] ]
^ Mississippi State was forced to forfeit the game. The score of the game was 24-21, in favor of Mississippi State.
See also
*
1977 college football season
*Kansas State Wildcats football References
External links
;Official sites
* [http://www.k-state.edu/ Kansas State University homepage]
* [http://www.k-statesports.com/ Official KSU athletics site]
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