1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1977 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 6
1977 record	10–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach	Fran Curci
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium

1977 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#6 Kentucky	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Wildcats scored 252 points while allowing 111 points. The Wildcats finished conference play undefeated but due to NCAA probation were not eligible for a share of the SEC championship or for postseason play.^[1] The Wildcats finished the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll.^[2]

Regular season

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	North Carolina*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 10–7
September 17	at Baylor*		Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX	L 6–21	30,000
September 24	West Virginia*	No. 17	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 28–13
October 1	at No. 4 Penn State*	No. 16	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	W 24–20	62,196
October 8	Mississippi State	No. 12	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 23–7
October 15	at No. 16 LSU	No. 8	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–13
October 22	at Georgia	No. 7	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 33–0	59,100
October 29	Virginia Tech	No. 7	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 32–0
November 5	at Vanderbilt	No. 7	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	W 28–6	26,572
November 12	at Florida	No. 7	Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida	W 14–7	50,243
November 19	Tennessee	No. 7	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	W 21 –17	57,914
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

^[6]^[7]

Game summaries

Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Kentucky	7	7	10	0	24
Penn St	10	10	0	0	20

Date: October 1
Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA

Source:^[8]

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

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Art Still	Defensive End	1	2	Kansas City Chiefs
Derrick Ramsey	Quarterback	5	136	Oakland Raiders
Mike Martin	Tackle	9	244	Chicago Bears
Will Grant	Center	10	255	Buffalo Bills
Dallas Owens	Defensive Back	10	275	Baltimore Colts
Jerry Blanton	Linebacker	11	282	Buffalo Bills

^[9]

Awards and honors

Art Still, All-America honors

References

↑ http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/kty-m-footbl-archive.html
↑ "Final 1977 AP Poll at AP Poll Archive.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
↑ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
↑ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
↑ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
↑ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.168
↑ "Kentucky in the 1977 AP polls, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19771002&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm

Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Commonwealth Stadium (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Indiana Louisville (Governor's Cup) Mississippi State Tennessee Transylvania Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band 2003 Arkansas game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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