1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1977 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big 8 Conference
1977 record	2-9 (0-7 Big 8)
Head coach	Ellis Rainsberger
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons « 1976 1978 »

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 college football season of 1977. The team's head football coach was Ellis Rainsberger. 1979 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 8 play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Regular season
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.