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 year)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Selcer (3rd year)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium

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

$ – Conference champion 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	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9/10/1977	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT	None	L 39-0	35,196
9/17/1977	Florida State*	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	L 18-10	26,200
9/24/1977	at Wichita State*	Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS	None	W 21-14	28,724
10/1/1977	#18 Mississippi State*	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	W 1-0 (forfeit)^	30,060
10/8/1977	#9 Nebraska	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	L 26-9	41,100
10/15/1977	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	None	L 21-14	48,200
10/22/1977	at Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	None	L 28-13	63,168
10/29/1977	#4 Oklahoma	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	L 42-7	25,600
11/5/1977	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	None	L 29-21	47,858
11/12/1977	Iowa State	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	None	L 22-15	19,521
11/19/1977	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	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.

References

Kansas State Wildcats football

Venues	Ahearn Field (1911–1921) Memorial Stadium (1922–1967) Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State Kansas: Sunflower Showdown (Governor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Willie the Wildcat "Wildcat Victory" "Wabash Cannonball" Marching band Timeline of football in Kansas Aggieville riots 1939 Nebraska game

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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