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.
Schedule[]
Date
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Time
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Opponent#
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Rank#
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Site
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TV
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Result
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Attendance
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9/10/1977*
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at BYU
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Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah
|
None
|
L 39-0
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35,196
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9/17/1977*
|
|
Florida State
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
|
None
|
L 18-10
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26,200
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9/24/1977*
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at Wichita State
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|
Cessna Stadium • Wichita, Kansas
|
None
|
W 21-14
|
28,724
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10/1/1977*
|
|
#18 Mississippi State
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
|
None
|
W 1-0 (forfeit)^
|
30,060
|
10/8/1977
|
|
#9 Nebraska
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
|
None
|
L 26-9
|
41,100
|
10/15/1977
|
|
at Oklahoma State
|
|
Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma
|
None
|
L 21-14
|
48,200
|
10/22/1977
|
|
at Missouri
|
|
Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
|
None
|
L 28-13
|
63,168
|
10/29/1977
|
|
#4 Oklahoma
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
|
None
|
L 42-7
|
25,600
|
11/5/1977
|
|
at Kansas
|
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)
|
None
|
L 29-21
|
47,858
|
11/12/1977
|
|
Iowa State
|
|
KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas
|
None
|
L 22-15
|
19,521
|
11/19/1977
|
|
at Colorado
|
|
Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
|
None
|
L 23-0
|
43,873
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*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
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^ Mississippi State was forced to forfeit the game. The score of the game was 24-21, in favor of Mississippi State.
Roster[]
1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
NG
|
|
Brown, GregGreg Brown
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References[]