1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team
The 1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Earle Bruce, in his fifth year, and they played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 5–2 Big 8), which included a loss to NC State in the Peach Bowl.
| 1977 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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Peach Bowl, L 14–24 vs. NC State | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1977 record | 8–4 (5–2 Big 8) |
| Head coach | Earle Bruce (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Cyclone Stadium (Capacity: 48,000) |
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| No. 7 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 10 | Rice* | No. 20 |
| W 35–9 | 37,071 | |
| September 17 | at Iowa* |
| ABC | L 10–12 | 57,988 | |
| September 24 | at Bowling Green* | W 35–21 | 14,102 | |||
| October 1 | Dayton* |
| W 17–13 | 40,850 | ||
| October 8 | Missouri |
| W 7–0 | 47,370 | ||
| October 15 | at No. 9 Nebraska |
| W 24–21 | 74,788 | ||
| October 22 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 16 |
| L 16–35 | 72,217 | |
| October 29 | Kansas |
| W 41–3 | 47,811 | ||
| November 5 | Colorado | No. 19 |
| L 7–12 | 49,200 | |
| November 12 | at Kansas State |
| W 22–15 | 19,521 | ||
| November 19 | Oklahoma State |
| W 21–13 | 41,060 | ||
| December 31 | vs. NC State* | MTN | L 14–24 | 37,733 | ||
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Roster
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| Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 8–16 | 1934 | W 31–6 |
at Nebraska
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at Oklahoma
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vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| First meeting | ||
References
- "Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 1977". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- Bingham, Walter (September 26, 1977). "AN END TO THE BICKERING". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- "Field Goal Gives Iowa State 24‐21 Upset of Nebraska". The New York Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
- "Oklahoma Sets Back Iowa State,35 ‐16". The New York Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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