1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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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

The 1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented

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]

Schedule

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

^ Mississippi State was forced to forfeit the game.[4]

Roster

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
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
NG 89 Greg Brown So
LB 59 Gary Spani Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • J.W. Emerson – Quarterbacks & wide receivers
  • Jim GilstrapOffensive line
  • Dick SelcerDefensive Coordinator
  • Sandy BudaDefensive line
  • Bobby Robinson – Assistant
  • Dave Dunkelberger – Assistant
  • George Walstad – Assistant
  • Ivy Williams – Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1977 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
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  4. ^ "Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. May 24, 1978. p. 19. Retrieved June 21, 2012.