1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

in the 1977 college football season

1977 college football season

The 1977 college football season was one in which the top five teams all finished with records of 11-1-0. Notre Dame, which beat a #1 ranked Texas team in the Cotton Bowl Classic, became the national champion. The year 1977 was the last before NCAA's Division I was divided into I-A and I-AA...

. The Wildcats scored 252 points while allowing 111 points. The Wildcats won a share of the SEC

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

championship with Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide football

and finished the season ranked #6 in the final AP Poll

AP Poll

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Regular season

In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....

by a score of 21-17. Entering that game, Kentucky had seven injured starters unable to play, including quarterback Derrick Ramsey
Derrick Ramsey
Derrick Ramsey is a former professional American football player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions....

, whose arm was injured so badly he could not throw the football. Tennessee jumped out to a 17-14 lead when backup quarterback Mike Deaton completed a 36 yard pass to Felix Wilson; teh injured Ramsey then entered the game and led Kentucky to a touchdown. 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
Art Still
Arthur Barry Still is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills...

, and linebacker Kelly Kirchbaum recovered the ball to preserve the win.

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 West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...	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 Vanderbilt Commodores football The Vanderbilt Commodores football program is a college football team that represents Vanderbilt University. The team currently competes in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Southeastern Conference...	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

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Art Still Art Still Arthur Barry Still is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League. He played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills...	Defensive End	1	2	Kansas City Chiefs 1978 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1978 Kansas City Chiefs season began with the hiring of new head coach Marv Levy, formerly of the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes...
Derrick Ramsey Derrick Ramsey Derrick Ramsey is a former professional American football player who played tight end for nine seasons for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions....	Quarterback	5	136	Oakland Raiders 1978 Oakland Raiders season The 1978 Oakland Raiders season was the team’s 19th season. Jack Tatum made a hit against New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley in a pre-season game. The hit paralyzed Stingley from the chest down.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:...
Mike Martin	Tackle	9	244	Chicago Bears 1978 Chicago Bears season The 1978 Chicago Bears season was their 59th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7-9 record in the first year of Coach Neill Armstrong, yet another below .500 record in the 1970s.-Schedule:-Standings:...
Will Grant	Center	10	255	Buffalo Bills 1978 Buffalo Bills season The 1978 Buffalo Bills season was the 19th season for the club and its ninth in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:- Standings :-Passing:Note: Comp = Completions; ATT = Attempts; TD = Touchdowns; INT = Interceptions...
Dallas Owens	Defensive Back	10	275	Baltimore Colts 1978 Baltimore Colts season The 1978 Baltimore Colts season was the 26th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1978 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, and finished tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the Buffalo Bills...
Jerry Blanton Jerry Blanton Gerald Blanton is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played his entire seven year career for the Kansas City Chiefs.-External links:**...	Linebacker	11	282	Buffalo Bills 1978 Buffalo Bills season The 1978 Buffalo Bills season was the 19th season for the club and its ninth in the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:- Standings :-Passing:Note: Comp = Completions; ATT = Attempts; TD = Touchdowns; INT = Interceptions...

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