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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
Record2–9 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Selcer (3rd season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at BYU*
L 0–3935,196[2]
September 17Florida State*
L 10–1826,200
September 24at Wichita State*
W 21–1428,724[3]
October 1No. 18 Mississippi State*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 21–24 (forfeit)^30,060[4]
October 8No. 9 Nebraska
L 9–2641,100
October 15at Oklahoma State
L 14–2148,200
October 22at Missouri
L 13–2863,168
October 29No. 4 Oklahoma
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 7–4225,600
November 5at Kansas
L 21–2947,858
November 12Iowa State 
L 15–2219,521
November 19at Colorado
L 0–2343,873
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Mississippi State was forced to forfeit the game.[5]

Roster

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1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Paul Coffman Sr
QB 9 Wendell Henrikson Sr
QB 10 Dan Manucci Jr
TE 93 Jim Miller So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
NG 89 Greg Brown So
CB 36 J. J. Miller So
LB 59 Gary Spani Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
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

References

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  1. ^ "1977 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "B.Y.U. batters K-State". The Kansas City Star. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wildcats' offense finally pulls weight". The Kansas City Star. September 25, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late pass spoils K-State's upset bid". The Salina Journal. October 2, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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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