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{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1977
| team = Kansas State Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = [[Big Eight Conference]]
| short_conf = Big 8
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 0–7
| head_coach = [[Ellis Rainsberger]]
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = [[Dick Selcer]]
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = [[Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium|KSU Stadium]]
}}
{{1977 Big Eight Conference football standings}}
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=1977 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=November 7, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas-state/1977-schedule.html}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1977
| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[1977 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]
| site_stadium = [[LaVell Edwards Stadium|Cougar Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]]
| score = 0–39
| attend = 35,196
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-byu-batters-k-st/157419209/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=B.Y.U. batters K-State|date=September 11, 1977|accessdate=October 19, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1977 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]]
| site_stadium = [[Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium|KSU Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan, KS]]
| score = 10–18
| attend = 26,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/panama-city-news-herald-florida-state-18/171132597/|work=Panama City News-Herald|title=Florida State 18–10 victor|date=September 18, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = [[1977 Wichita State Shockers football team|Wichita State]]
| site_stadium = [[Cessna Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita, KS]]
| score = 21–14
| attend = 28,724
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72165164/wildcats-offense-finally-pulls-weight/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=Wildcats' offense finally pulls weight|date=September 25, 1977|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team|Mississippi State]]
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = KSU Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| score = 21–24 (forfeit)^
| attend = 30,060
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal-late-pass-spoils-k-st/134278494/|work=The Salina Journal|title=Late pass spoils K-State's upset bid|date=October 2, 1977|accessdate=October 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = KSU Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename = [[Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 9–26
| attend = 41,100
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-cornhuskers-romp-over/171169757/|work=The Times Recorder|title=Cornhuskers romp over Kansas State|date=October 9, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1977 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team|Oklahoma State]]
| site_stadium = [[Boone Pickens Stadium|Lewis Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Stillwater, Oklahoma|Stillwater, OK]]
| score = 14–21
| attend = 48,200
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincoln-journal-star-late-oklahoma-state/171169945/|work=Lincoln Journal Star|title=Late Oklahoma State TD sparks Cowboys past KS|date=October 16, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1977 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
| site_stadium = [[Faurot Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]
| score = 13–28
| attend = 63,168
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-news-press-pete-woods-trigger/171170108/|work=St. Joseph News-Press|title=Pete Woods triggers Missouri to a 28–13 win|date=October 23, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = KSU Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| score = 7–42
| attend = 25,600
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-sooners-rip-k/171170217/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Sooners rip K-State|date=October 30, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1977 Kansas Jayhawks football team|Kansas]]
| site_stadium = [[David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium|Memorial Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Lawrence, Kansas|Lawrence, KS]]
| gamename = [[Kansas–Kansas State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 21–29
| attend = 50,170
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald-kansas-state-keeps-pr/171170419/|work=Omaha World-Herald|title=Kansas State keeps pride, but Jayhawks take win|date=November 6, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = [[1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team|Iowa State]]
| site_stadium = KSU Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename = [[Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 15–22
| attend = 21,800
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-bowl-hungry-cyclon/171170579/|work=The Rock Island Argus|title=Bowl-hungry Cyclones defeat Kansas State|date=November 13, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1977 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado]]
| site_stadium = [[Folsom Field]]
| site_cityst = [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder, CO]]
| gamename = [[Colorado–Kansas State football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 0–23
| attend = 43,873
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-colorado-blanks-ksu-2/171170684/|work=The Wichita Eagle & Beacon|title=Colorado blanks KSU, 23–0|date=November 20, 1977|accessdate=April 26, 2025|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
^ Mississippi State was forced to forfeit the game.<ref name="TylerNCAA">{{cite news| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LQkdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7p4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7075%2C6391745 | title=Bulldogs forced to forfeit 19 football games | agency=Associated Press | newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News | page=19 | date=May 24, 1978 | access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref>

==Roster==
{{American football roster/Header|year=1977|team=Kansas State Wildcats|teamcolors=y
|offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=81|class=Sr|first=Paul|last=Coffman|pos=TE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Sr|first=Wendell|last=Henrikson|pos=QB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=Jr|first=Dan|last=Manucci|pos=QB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=93|class=So|first=Jim|last=Miller|pos=TE}}
|defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=So|first=Greg|last=Brown|pos=NG}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=36|class=So|first=J. J.|last=Miller|pos=CB}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=59|class=Sr|first=Gary|last=Spani|pos=LB|link=y}}
|special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=|accessdate=
|head_coach=
*[[Ellis Rainsberger]]
|asst_coach=
*J.W. Emerson – ''Quarterbacks & wide receivers''
*[[Jim Gilstrap (coach)|Jim Gilstrap]] – ''Offensive line''
*[[Dick Selcer]] – ''Defensive Coordinator''
*[[Sandy Buda]] – ''Defensive line''
*Bobby Robinson – ''Assistant''
*Dave Dunkelberger – ''Assistant''
*George Walstad – ''Assistant''
*Ivy Williams – ''Assistant''
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kansas State Wildcats football navbox}}

[[Category:1977 Big Eight Conference football season|Kansas State]]
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