1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1977 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1977 record	2–9 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Ellis Rainsberger (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Selcer (3rd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons

1977 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 Oklahoma	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Iowa State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#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
Rankings from AP Poll

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	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9/10/1977*		at BYU		Cougar Stadium • Provo, Utah	None	L 39-0	35,196
9/17/1977*		Florida State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 18-10	26,200
9/24/1977*		at Wichita State		Cessna Stadium • Wichita, Kansas	None	W 21-14	28,724
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
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

^ 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
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class NG Brown, GregGreg Brown	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ellis Rainsberger Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt