1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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Ranking
AP	No. 6

The 1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1977 college football season. The Wildcats scored 252 points while allowing 111 points. The Wildcats won a share of the SEC championship with Alabama and finished the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll.^[1]

Regular Season

In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee by a score of 21-17.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Wildcats points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 10	North Carolina	Win	10	7	1-0
2	Sept. 17	@ Baylor	Loss	6	21	1-1
3	Sept. 24	#17 West Virginia	Win	28	13	2-1
4	Oct. 1	#4 Penn State	Win	24	20	3-1, #16
5	Oct. 8	Mississippi State	Win	23	7	4-1, #12
6	Oct. 15	#16 Louisiana State	Win	33	13	5-1, #8
7	Oct. 22	@ Georgia	Win	33	0	6-1, #7
8	Oct. 29	Virginia Tech	Win	32	0	7-1, #7
9	Nov. 5	@ Vanderbilt	Win	28	6	8-1, #7
10	Nov. 12	@ Florida	Win	14	7	9-1, #7
11	Nov. 19	@ Tennessee	Win	21	17	10-1, #6

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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	Los Angeles 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

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Awards and honors

Art Still, All-America honors

References

^ "Final 1977 AP Poll at AP Poll Archive.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-05-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1977
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm

External links

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[1] "Final 1977 AP Poll at AP Poll Archive.com". Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2009-05-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] ttp://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1977

[3] 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.168

[4] "Kentucky in the 1977 AP polls, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] ttp://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm

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