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Ranking
APNo. 6
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 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 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 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 college 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

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

[6][7][8]

Game notes

Penn State

1 234Total
• Kentucky 7 7100 24
Penn St 10 1000 20
Scoring summary
1PSUBahr 20 yard field goalPSU 3-0
1PSUCefalo 75 yard punt return (Bahr kick)PSU 10-0
1KENOwens 23 yard interception return (Bryant kick)PSU 10-7
2KENServino 1 yard run (Bryant kick)KEN 14-10
2PSUGuman 29 yard pass from Fusina (Bahr kick)PSU 17-14
2PSUBahr 25 yard field goalPSU 20-14
3KENBryant 30 yard field goalPSU 20-17
3KENRamsey 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

References

  1. ^ http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/kty-m-footbl-archive.html
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
  4. ^ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
  5. ^ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
  6. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1977
  7. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.168
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1978.htm
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