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 1978 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOOTBALL SCHEDULE `
Sept. 16 South Carolina at Columbia _.·‘I-:`: . . .................... 7:00 EDT ·
Sept. 23 Baylor at Lexington ............................... 1:30 EDT I
Sept. 30 Maryland at College Park ............................ 1:30 EDT
Oct. 7 Penn State at Lexington ........................... 7:30 EDT  I
Oct. 14 Ole Miss at Oxford ................................. 1:30 CDT  “
Oct. 21 L.S.U. at Lexington ............................... 7:30 EDT '
Oct. 28 Georgia at Lexington ............................. 7:30 EDT ,
Nov. 4 Virginia Tech at Blacksburg .......................... 1:30 EST
Nov. 11 Vanderbilt at Lexington ........................... 1:30 EST
Nov. 18 Florida at Lexington .............................. 1:30 EST  
Nov. 25 Tennessee at Knoxville .............................. 1:30 EST
SERIES HISTORY- LAST RESULTS WITH 1977 FOES .
SOUTH CAROLINA 1-0-0 UK since 1937 LAST: 27-7 UK in 1937 A
BAYLOR 2-1-0 BU since 1963 LAST: 21-6 BU in 1977
MARYLAND 2—1-2 MD since 1931 LAST: 24-14 MD in 1976
PENN STATE 2-1-0 UK since 1975 LAST: 24-20 UK in 1977
MISSISSIPPI 19-8-1 UM since 1944 LAST: 34-20 UM in 1971
LOUISIANA STATE 19-8-1 LSU since 1949 LAST: 33-13 UK in 1977
GEORGIA 22-7-2 GA since 1939 LAST: 33-0 UK in 1977
VIRGINIA TECH 9-3-2 UK since 1926 LAST: 32-0 UK in 1977 .
VANDERBILT 27-19-4 VU since 1896 LAST: 28-6 UK in 1977
FLORIDA 15-13-0 UK since 1917 LAST: 14-7 UK in 1977
TENNESSEE 43-21-9 UT since 1893 LAST: 21-17 UK in 1977
1977 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FOOTBALL RESULTS
All Games: Won 10, Lost 1 SEC Only: Won 6, Lost 0
UK Opp. Att.
Sept. 10 North Carolina 10 7 57,720
Sept. 17 Baylor 6 21 30,000
Sept. 24 West Virginia 28 13 57,791
Oct. 2 Penn State 24 20 51,000
Oct. 8 Mississippi State 23 7 57,793
Oct. 15 Louisiana State 33 13 71,495
Oct. 22 Georgia 33 0 59,000
Oct. 29 Virginia Tech 32 0 57,793 I
Nov. 5 Vanderbilt 28 6 34,694
Nov. 12 Florida 14 7 58,125
Nov. 19 Tennessee 21 17 57,893
252 111 593,104
(avg. 53,919)

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I N D E X
L All-Americans ............... 106-107 Outlook '78 ...................... 9
All-SEC ....................... 109 Press-Radio-TV ................. 2-3
Advance All-S EC '78 ........ 125-126 Results 1977 ............. Inside Front
y All-Star Games .............. 116-118 1977 Roundup ................... 11
I All-Time Scores .............. 152-160 Roster, Alphabetical ............ 64-65
Attendance Figures ........ Inside Front Schedule 1978 ........... Inside Front
Awards .................... 110-1 15 Statistics
` Bowl Record ................... 108 Game By Game .............. 15-16
Commonwealth Stadium ........ 78-79 Jayvee ................... 124-125
Football Staff Varsity ..................... 12-15
Coach Curci ................ 68-70 Superlatives 1977 ............ 120-121
Staff ...................... 71-75 Comparative Statistics ....... 122-123
Coaches of Past .............. 66 Team Captains Past .............. 119
Team High and Lows .............. 70 Team Records ............... 127-132
Lettermen .................. 133-140 Travel Plans .............. Inside Back
Meet The Wildcats University of Kentucky
Freshmen .................. 57-63 Administrative Staff .......... 76-77
Varsity ..................... 17-57 Athletics Director .............. 6-8
Opponents Information Board Members ................. 8
Record vs. All ............. 141-143 Dr. Singletary .................. 5
, Scores Against All .......... 144-151 General Information ............. 10
Scouting Reports ........... 81-105 Wildcat Network ................ 140
SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE
TELEPHONE: A.C. 606-257-3838; 257-3839
Editor: Russell Rice, Director of Sports information
I Jack Perry, Assistant SID
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TO THE PRESS-RADIO-TV
Here is your copy of the 1978 Kentucky Wildcats’ Football Facts Book that we
sincerely hope will aid you in the process of covering U of K football during the .
forthcoming season. If you desire additional information or have any questions not I
answered herein, please feel free to contact the Sports Information Office (606) I
257-3838.
WORKING T|CKETS—Address requests to Sports Information Office as far in
advance as possible. After Tuesday preceding the game, tickets will not be mailed. y
Pick up at the Information window in Memorial Coliseum, except on game days,
when they will be moved to the ticket window at Commonwealth Stadium.
COMPS—No individual game allotment.
TELECOPIERS—A Telecopier station equipped with dorm-type telephones that
take only collect or credit card calls is provided in the press box for use of out-of-
town writers. A fee of $15 will be assessed for use of a telephone. A telephone,
telecopier and operator will be provided for a fee of $25. Telephone jacks are
available along press row for persons wishing to order their own telephone in-
stallation; however, it is less expensive to use the aforementioned telephones.
Please notify Sports Information in advance of your needs.
PRESS BOX—Limited to working personnel. Kentucky Sports Information will
service play-by-play quarterly, half-time and final statistics, scoring summary,
lineups and coaches’ comments. Food is available in Commonwealth Stadium
Press Box upon presentation of meal ticket.
RADIO—Broadcasting rights to UK games are assigned exclusively to the UK
Network. One free reciprocal outlet is guaranteed opponent schools visiting
Lexington. Any additional stations must clear through the UK Director of Broad-
casting, Pete Manchikes (257-2655). Working passes will be supplied approved
stations by Sports Information Office.
TELEVISION AND MOTION PlCTURES—Live television coverage prohibited
except under NCAA auspices. Accredited TV stations or newsreel agencies per-
mitted to make motion pictures of game action for delayed showing provided that
no more than 200 feet of highlights of any game are used. An agreement to this
effect must be executed before permission will be granted. Application should be
made to the UK Director of Broadcasting and forms may be signed for the entire
season. On request, the University Film Lab will provide TV stations with a 100 to
200-foot newsclip of game highlights (processed 16 mm color film) at actual cost.
Film can be shipped on Sunday following game.
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  on. ons A. SINGLETARY
  President, Un/versity of Kentucky
  The University of Kentucky has become one of the major institutions of higher
  learning in the United States under the leadership of Dr. Otis Singletary, the eighth
ie]. _t;»   president of the University.
  Dr. Singletary was named president of the University in August, 1969. He had
  previously served as executive vice-chancellor for academic affairs in the University
  ‘,‘i. gi of Texas System and director of the Job Corps program for the Office of Economic
  Opportunity.
"   Dr. Singletary, a native of Gulfport, Miss., holds degrees from Millsaps College
~ ,,;;,;_¥._ and Louisiana State University.
  As president of the principal institution of higher learn in the Commonwealth, Dr.
  Singletary is greatly concerned with the University’s role as a land-grant institution,
"  a "people’s university" accessible to all who can profit from education.
  In the nine years he has been president, the University has grown to where there
_lj_§j.;;;g» are now more than 22,000 students on the Lexington campus and more than 17,000
  .`i’ students in UK’s 13 community colleges, and the University has become one of the
igjj   major research institutions in the country.
  _i'  Q Recognition of his service to the University was evidenced by the UK Alumni
  __»_    Association, which presented to Dr. Singletary its Alumni Service Award—an
 VA.   honor rarely bestowed upon a non-alumnus of the University.
  Dr. Singletary is the author of two books and several monographs.
    _,  A Navy veteran of World War ll and the Korean Conflict, he is a commander in
“* ij,,i—‘.’’t· i the U.S. Naval Reserve. He and Mrs. Singletary, the former Gloria Walton, have
    three children: Bonnie, Scot and Kendall.
m The Singletarys live at Maxwell Place, traditional home of UK presidents.
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I CLIFFORD O. HAGAN
I Athletics Director
A growing, thriving athletics program at the University of Kentucky is under the
director of Cliff Hagan, who has seen and overseen vast improvements in all phases
of the operation since he joined the Wildcat administrative staff six years ago.
= The most recent challenge facing Hagan was merger of the men's and women’s
Athletics Programs at the University a move that was accomplished on schedule
July 1.
One of Hagan’s first tasks when he moved into Memorial Coliseum as an
assistant athletics director in 1972 was to create and implement the Blue Er White
* Fund for 57,000-seat Commonwealth Stadium and later for Rupp Arena, which has
I provided the additional financial support that has moved the athletics program into
¢ a first class operation.
After being involved in administration of the athletics department for two years,
Hagan replaced Harry C. Lancaster as director of athletics in July, 1975. Wildcat
, teams that year compiled one of the best records in the school’s history, with the
basketball Wildcats winning the National Invitational Tournament, the wrestling
and rifle teams winning SEC titles and the baseball team winning the SEC Eastern
Division.
The wrestling team repeated as conference champion the following year, the
basketball team finished with a 26-4 record and the football team won seven of 11
regular season games and defeated North Carolina in the Peach Bowl. lt was the
best UK football record in 23 years and the WiIdcats’ first post—season appearance
since the 1952 Cotton Bowl. During the past year, the football team finished 10-1 (6-
. O in the Southeastern Conference) and the basketball team won the NCAA
championship.
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 With both the football and basketball teams playing to sellout crowds and
drawing a big on-the—road following, Hagan has not been content, but has made
Wildcat games even more enjoyable by personally designing and selecting the
Wildcat Mascot, which has captured the fancy of UK fans everywhere, adopting
and budgeting the Kentucky Belles, whose wholesome entertainment also has
become a Wildcat fixture, and by granting permission for publication of "The Cats'
Pause," a unique weekly tabloid devoted strictly to UK sports.
Physical improvements during Hagan's regime as athletics director include a 110-
yard Astro-Turf football practice field, modern equipment in both the Shively
Sports Center and Memorial Coliseum weight rooms, open—type lockers, a new
pressbox and new dugouts at the baseball field, and a revamped tennis complex
with additional seating and modernized offices. He has also added a strength coach
to work with all sports.
Office in Memorial Coliseum have been modernized and Hagan is looking forward
to the day when he can put on the drawing board an Olympic swimming pool and a
field house, which he says are "desperately needed for our program and our
students."
Hagan also has been an advocate of a strong scholar-athlete program, feeling "a
genuine commitment to provide all the academic support and encouragement we
can to help our athletes leave our campus with a college education and a degree."
On the personal side, Hagan received one of his highest individual honors last
May when he became the first University of Kentucky basketball player to be in-
stalled in the Naismith Memorial National Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield,
Mass.
The road to that honor began at Owensboro, Kentucky, where he established a
then state high school tournament record of 41 points, which was recently voted
the greatest individual performance by anyone in the history of that tournament, in
leading the Red Devils to victory over Lafayette in the 1949 championship game.
At UK, he played on teams that won 86 of 91 games and an NCAA championship
(1951). The 1954 team, undefeated in 25 games, elected not to participate in the
national tournament.
Hagan set a dozen Southeastern Conference records and an NCAA record of 528
rebounds as a junior. He averaged 24 points a game, led the nation in rebounding,
and scored a UK record of 51 points against Temple in 1954.
He was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, Student Government, Baptist Student
Union, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and twice was selected among the top ten
students in the College of Education.
After graduating from UK in 1954, Hagan served two years at Andrews Air Force
Base, Washington, D.C., as a commissioned officer. He led the base to two World
Wide Air Force championships and won AIl—Service honors both years.
During ten years with the St. Louis Hawks, he ranked high among 11 players on
the league scoring charts with 12,433 points in 672 games for an 18.5 mark and was
selected to play in five East-West All-Star games and was named to the NBA
second AII—League team twice. He hit over .790 from the free throw line seven years
in a row and held the NBA record for most field goals scored in a single quarter (12).
The Hawks won the Western Division six times during Hagan's playing career
there and defeated the Boston Celtics in 1958 for the world championship. Hagan
was Al|—Pro in the NBA in 1957-62, inclusive.
He received his M.S. in education from Washington University in 1958.
In 1965, a Herbert Hoover Boys Club of America was organized in Owensboro
and named the Cliff Hagan Boys Club of America.
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I He then joined the Dallas Chapparals as player-coach and was selected as the
} 1958 Texas Professional Coach of the Year. When he left Dallas, he was only 92
I points shy of a regular-season career total of 15,000 points.
i In 1974, he was named to the Hall of Fame Magazine's Al|—America second-team
I for the 1951-1973 period, to the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel Star's All-Time
j Southeastern Conference first team, and the All-Time top collegiate player in the
] State of Kentucky by Inside Kentucky Sports Magazine. In 1975, he was named to
1 the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame, was inducted into the UK Alumni Association
Hall of Distinguished Alumni and was a recipient of the University of Kentucky
Centennial "K" Medallion tendered by the UKAA for past athletic ac-
complishments, during UK's Centennial Year observance.
He is married to the former Martha Milton of Owensboro. They have four
{ children: Lisa, Laurie, Amy, and Kip.
I
I ATHLETICS AT KENTUCKY
I Kentucky’s athletic program, a well-balanced and ambitious activity featuring
. intercollegiate competition in ten different sports, is organized under the Depart-
S ment of Athletics and a corporation known as the University of Kentucky Athletics
l Association.
• The program is conducted without overemphasis or sacrifice of educational
objectives and in strict compliance with the rules of the University, the
Southeastern Conference and the National Collegiate Athletics Association.
t A board of directors, headed by the President of the University in the capacity of
chairman, maintains overall policy supervision of the athletic program.
Other persons, drawn from the University administrative offices, faculty,
trustees, alumni and the general public, also serve on the board as appointees of the
president as do two student representatives.
The Association’s Board of Directors and the expiration dates of their ap-
Q pointments are:
{ Faculty Members Alumni Members
’ Dr. Marion E. McKenna, ’76 Dr. Ralph Angelucci, ’81
I Dr. Daniel R. Reedy, ’76 Thomas P. Bell, '79
Q Dr. N.J. Pisacano, '77
Dr. Stephen Diachun, ’77 Ex Officio Members
Dr. Charles Ellinger, '77 Dr. Otis A. Singletary, Chairman
I Prof. Charles Roland, ’78 Dr. Raymond Hornback
Dr. Richard Robe, '78 Jack Blanton
Cliff Hagan Dr. R.G. Zumwinkle
Dr. W.L. Matthews
Trustee Members Talbott Todd
George W. Griffin, Jr., '81 Dr. Donald B. Clapp
Frank Ramsey, Jr., '79
Student Members
Members-at-Large Jim Harralson
. Albert B. Chandler, '79 Kathy Culbertson
S.T. Roach, '8O
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 1978 FOOTBALL OUTLOOK
The Wildcats will have a new look as Coach Fran Curci changes offense to suit a
different quarterback and seeks to replace five All-Southeastern Conference
players, including a consensus AlI—America (DE Art Still) and team leaders in
rushing, passing, scoring, receiving, punting, punt returns, kickoff returns, in-
terceptions and tackles.
Leading in three of those categories was Derrick Ramsey, a third-team All-
American who rushed for 618 yards, passed for 892 yards and scored 80 points in
leading the Wildcats to a 6-0 SEC record and their best season (10-1) in 27 years.
Heir apparent to Ramsey’s throne is Mike Deaton, whose 36-yard pass to Felix
Wilson late in the fourth quarter against Tennessee put the Wildcats in position to
come from behind and defeat the Vols, 21-17, in the final game of the season.
Deaton saw action in eight games last year as a sophomore, completing nine of
27 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
Wilson, who was second-leading receiver to senior Dave Trosper (25 catches for
340 yards and two TDs), had 14 receptions for 247 yards and three TDs. He returns
with Freddie Williams, third-leading receiver with 10 catches for 87 yards and a TD.
Ramsey and two other graduating seniors—Joe Dipre (399 yds.) and Chuck
Servino (98 yds.)—combined for 1,115 of the Wi|dcats' 2,486 yards rushing.
Returning are Randy Brooks (375 yds.), Freddie Williams (366 yds.), Chris Hill (338
yds.), Robert Hawkins (132 yds.), Rod Stewart (116 yds.), Henry Parks (61 yds.)
and Deaton (14 yds.),
Stewart, most valuable pIayer—offense in the 1976 Peach Bowl and UK's leading
rusher (711 yds.) that season, was injured against Baylor last year and missed the
remaining nine games of the season. Brooks missed three games with an injury.
The Wildcats chosen on the AII—SEC team were Ramsey, offensive guard Tom
Dornbrook, Still and defensive backs Dallas Owens and Mike Siganos.
Dornbrook and center Will Grant are the graduating interior linemen. Returning
starters are tackles Dan Fowler and Larry Petkovsek and guard Tom Kearns. Dave
Hopewell started at center before being injured in mid-season.
Siganos led the team in punt returns with 43 for 308 yards. Owens was team
leader in interceptions (Four for 104 yds.) and kickoff returns (eight for 120 yds.).
Still was team leader in tackles behind the line (2 for 58 yards) and fourth in total
tackles behind Mike Martin (125), Jerry Blanton (103) and Richard Jaffe (103).
Jaffe, who led in solo tackles with 71, will return.
Returning to the defensive backfield are starters Larry Carter, halfback; Rick
Hayden, safety; Ritchie Boyd, who started two games when Hayden was injured,
and John Bow, who started the final game in place of an injured Siganos.
Jaffe moved into a starting role at noseguard early in the season after Blanton
was moved to tackle to replace Tom Gooch, who was injured in the opening game.
Freshman Earl Wilson started one game at that position before Blanton was
switched.
Gooch will return, along with starter James Ramey and Bob Winkel, who started
in 1976 but missed the 1977 season with an injury.
Bud Diehl and David Stephens, who alternated starting at the end opposite Still,
both return. Craig Roberts will also compete for StilI's old position.
Veteran Iinebackers returning are Kelly Kirchbaum, fifth leading tackler (91) last
season, and Dave Fadrowski (33 tackles). Carl Marrillia and Robb Chaney also saw
action at that position. Lester Boyd will return after a "red-shirt" year.
Big shoes to be filled are those of place-kicker Joe Bryant, who hit nine of 20 field
goal attempts, including two 51-yarders against Florida and a school record—tying
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{ 52-yarder against Virginia Tech, and 23 of 28 extra point attempts. His understudy
, last season was Brad Adams, who did not see action.
{ Returning will be punter Kevin Kelly, who kicked 58 times for 2,305 yards (39.7
’ avg,). Rick Hayden was back-up kicker the preceding year but did not punt in '77.
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{ UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
{ General Information
{ LOCATION-Lexington, Ky., a community of 208,110 in the heart of Kentucky's
g famed Blue Grass region. Renowned as the world capital of the thoroughbred
horse industry and known also as the world's largest Ioose—leaf tobacco market.
FOUNDED-1865 ENROLLMENT-(On campus-22,219)
PRESIDENT- Dr. Otis A. Singletary (At 13 Community Colleges-17,249)
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION-Dr. Donald Clapp
VICE-PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS- Dr. Lewis Cochran
VICE-PRESIDENT, BUSINESS AFFAIRS-Jack Blanton
{ VICE-PRESIDENT, MEDICAL CENTER -Dr. Peter Bosomworth
VICE—PRESIDENT, MINORITY AFFAIRS—Dr. John T. Smith
{ VICE—PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS—Dr. Robert G. Zumwinkle
' VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY COLLEGES—Dr. Maurice Stanley Wall
{ VICE—PRESlDENT, UNIVERSITY RELATIONS-Dr. Raymond Hornback
FACULTY CHAIRMAN OF ATH LETICS-Dr. William Matthews
’ lUK’s faculty representative to Southeastern Conference)
DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES- Bernie Vonderheide
CONFERENCE- Southeastern (member since founding in 1933)
BAND-Varsity (Director-Wm. Harry Clarke) FIGHT SONG-"On, On, U. of K."
STADIU M - Commonwealth Stadium (56,696)
{ Athletics Staff
{ DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS—CIifford O. Hagan
{ Assistant to Director for Academic Affairs- Robert L. Bradley
· Executive Assistant- Barbara lsham
I ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS-Frank Ham
{ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATH LETICS/FINAN CES - Larry Ivy
E HEAD FOOTBALL COACH — Fran Curci
{ Administrative Assistant- Darla Howe
ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH ES-Charlie Bailey, Billy Mitchell, Perry Moss,
George Catavolos, Bill Glaser, Larry Kirksey, Jim Niblack, Dan Coughlin.
SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR-Russell Rice
ASSISTANT SID-Jack Perry
SID SECRETARY-Joyce Baxter STUDENT ASSlSTANT—Chuck Malkus
ACCOUNTANT-J. R. Hisle DIR. STD. ADM.-Ron Allen
TICKET MANAGER—AI Morgan
, FOOTBALL EQUIP. MGR.-Tom Kalinowski
GROUNDS SUPT. — B. W. Reynolds ASSOCIATE TRAINER -Wa|t McCombs
`IO

 1977 ROUNDUP
The 1977 University of Kentucky football team reached significant team and in-
dividual milestones en route to the best Wildcat regular season record (10-1) since
the 1950 team won 10 of 11 games and then defeated Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl.
While losing only to Baylor in an upset at Waco, the 1977 Wildcats compiled a
record that included victories over all six conference foes, marking a first for a UK
team in Southeastern Conference action.
Out-of-conference victories included decisions over Liberty Bowl-runner-up
North Carolina at Lexington and Fiesta Bowl-Champion Penn State at University
Park, where the Nittany Lions had lost only eight games in 17 years in Beaver
Stadium.
Penn State finished 11-1, North Carolina 8-3-1. The Wildcats also defeated LSU
at Baton Rouge, one of only four defeats suffered by the Tigers.
The 1977 Wildcats finished sixth in the Associated Press national poll, beating the
mark set by the 1950 team. No other UK team has finished in the Top 10.
The Wildcats led the SEC in scoring defense (10.1 per game), total defense (235.5
yds. per game) and rushing defense (120.2 per game). They were fifth in the nation
against scoring, ninth in total defense and 11th in rushing defense.
Wildcat teams under coach Fran Curci have now scored at least one touchdown
in each of 25 games since losing to Vanderbilt, 13-3, Nov. 8, 1975, and have not
been blanked since losing to Florida, 40-0, at Gainesville Nov. 18, 1972. Both are
school records.
In five home games last season, the Wildcats played before 288,9