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1977 University of Kentucky football season
The 1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the
Kentucky's 33–13 victor over LSU was its third in four years over the Bayou Bengals, and the Wildcats' first at Tiger Stadium since 1949, when Bear Bryant was Kentucky's coach.
In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee by a score of 21–17. Entering that game, Kentucky had seven injured starters unable to play, including quarterback Derrick Ramsey , whose arm was injured so badly he could not throw the football. Tennessee jumped out to a 17–14 lead when backup quarterback Mike Deaton completed a 36-yard pass to Felix Wilson; the injured Ramsey then entered the game and led Kentucky to a touchdown. Tennessee's offense then took the ball to Kentucky's 22-yard line but Tennessee quarterback Jimmy Streater fumbled due to a hit by Kentucky All-American defensive end Art Still , and linebacker Kelly Kirchbaum recovered the ball to preserve the win.[3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 10 North Carolina * W 10–757,796 [4]
September 17 at Baylor * L 6–2130,000 [5]
September 24 West Virginia * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 28–1357,796 [6]
October 1 at No. 4 University Park, PA
W 24–2062,196 [7]
October 8 Mississippi State No. 16 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 23–757,914 [8]
October 15 at No. 16 LSU No. 12 W 33–1371,495 [9]
October 22 at Georgia No. 8 W 33–059,100 [10]
October 29 Virginia Tech * No. 7 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 32–057,914 [11]
November 5 at Vanderbilt No. 7 W 28–634,694 [12]
November 12 at Florida No. 7 W 14–758,125 [13]
November 19 Tennessee No. 7 Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry ) W 21–1757,914 [14]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
Randy Brooks
QB
Mike Deaton
RB
Joe Dipre
OL
Tom Dornbrook
OL
Dan Fowler
OL
Will Grant
RB
Robert Hawkins
RB
Chris Hill
OL
Dave Hopewell
OL
Tom Kearns
TE
Greg Nord
RB
Henry Parks
TE
Scott Petersen
OL
Larry Petkovsek
QB
Derrick Ramsey
RB
Chuck Servino
RB
Rod Stewart
WR
Bill Tolston
WR
David Trosper
RB
Fred Williams
WR
Felix Wilson
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
Jerry Blanton
DB
Ritchie Boyd
DL
Bud Diehl
DB
Rich Hayden
DL
Richard Jaffe
LB
Kelly Kirchbaum
LB
Mike Martin
DB
Dallas Owens
DL
James Ramey
DB
Mike Siganos
DL
David Stephens
DE
Art Still
DT
83
Bob Winkel
Sr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Joe Bryant
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Kentucky
7
7 10 0
24
Penn St
10
10 0 0
20
Date: October 1Location: University Park, PA
Scoring summary 1 PSU Bahr 20 yard field goal PSU 3-0
1 PSU Cefalo 75 yard punt return (Bahr kick) PSU 10-0
1 KEN Owens 23 yard interception return (Bryant kick) PSU 10-7
2 KEN Servino 1 yard run (Bryant kick) KEN 14-10
2 PSU Guman 29 yard pass from Fusina (Bahr kick) PSU 17-14
2 PSU Bahr 25 yard field goal PSU 20-14
3 KEN Bryant 30 yard field goal PSU 20-17
3 KEN Ramsey 1 yard run (Bryant kick) KEN 24-20
Georgia
1
2 3 4 Total
• Kentucky
0
10 10 13
33
Georgia
0
0 0 0
0
Scoring summary Q2 KY Bryant 51 yard field goal KY 3–0
Q2 KY Williams 1 yard pass from Ramsey (Bryant kick) KY 10–0
Q3 KY Tropser 17 yard pass from Ramsey (Bryant kick) KY 17–0
Q3 KY Bryant 51 yard field goal KY 20–0
Q4 KY Wilson 12 yard pass from Ramsey (Bryant kick) KY 27–0
Q4 KY Nord 10 yard pass from Deaton (kick failed) KY 33–0
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Team players in the NFL
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Awards and honors
References
^ "Kentucky Wildcats Official Athletic Site - Football" . Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2014 .
^ "Final 1977 AP Poll at AP Poll Archive.com" . Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2009 .
^ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
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^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.168
^ "Kentucky in the 1977 AP polls, AP Poll Archive" . Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009 .
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1977 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Nov-03.
^ "1978 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
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