1977 Kansas
3–7–1 (2–4–1 Big Eight), coached by Bud Moore. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–6–1, over the same number of games, so a result differs. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 15 Washington State 14–12Sep 24
Washington State was ranked No. 15, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at 9Texas A&M | L 14–28 | 27% |
| Sep 17 | at 14UCLA | L 7–17 | 31% |
| Sep 24 | vs 15Washington State | W 14–12 | 65% |
| Oct 1 | at 1Oklahoma | L 9–24 | 22% |
| Oct 8 | at Miami | L 7–14 | 48% |
| Oct 15 | vs 3Colorado | T 17–17 | 32% |
| Oct 22 | vs Oklahoma State | L 0–21 | 47% |
| Oct 29 | at Iowa State | L 3–41 | 25% |
| Nov 5 | vs Kansas State | W 29–21 | 73% |
| Nov 12 | at 12Nebraska | L 7–52 | 15% |
| Nov 19 | vs Missouri | W 24–22 | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Missouri 24–22; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.
- Record
- 3–7–1
- Conference
- 2–4–1 6th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 131–269
- Coach
- Bud Moore
- Elo
- 1464 −79 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.2 No. 99 of 140; offense No. 109, defense No. 69
- SRS
- 0.0 No. 76 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- John Levra
- Defensive coordinator
- Larry Jones
- Captains
- Tom Fitch, Tom Dinkel and John Masacarello
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 3 | Lindsey Mason OT | Oakland Raiders |
| Rd 5 | Tom Dinkel LB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rd 5 | Norris Banks RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Tom FitchDBAP-1
Second team
- Lindsey MasonOTAP-2
- Tom DinkelDEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 5–2 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Iowa State | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Colorado | 3–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.