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 Cylcone 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.
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 Big 8) |
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Defensive coordinator | Pete Rodriguez (2nd 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 | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | 1:30 pm | Wichita State* | W 35–9 | 37,071 | [1] | |||
September 17 | 12:50 pm | at Iowa* | ABC | L 10–12 | 57,988 | |||
September 24 | 2:30 pm | at Bowling Green* | W 35–21 | 14,102 | ||||
October 1 | 1:30 pm | Dayton* |
| W 17–13 | 40,850 | |||
October 8 | 1:30 pm | Missouri |
| W 7–0 | 47,370 | |||
October 15 | 1:30 pm | at No. 9 Nebraska | W 24–21 | 74,788 | ||||
October 22 | 1:30 pm | at No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 16 | L 16–35 | 72,217 | |||
October 29 | 1:30 pm | Kansas |
| W 41–3 | 47,811 | |||
November 5 | 1:30 pm | Colorado | No. 19 |
| L 7–12 | 49,200 | ||
November 12 | 1:30 pm | at Kansas State | W 22–15 | 19,521 | ||||
November 19 | 1:30 pm | Oklahoma State |
| W 21–13 | 41,060 | |||
December 31 | 11:00 am | vs. NC State* | MTN | L 14–24 | 37,733 | |||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Wichita State
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At Nebraska
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At Oklahoma
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Peach Bowl (vs NC State)
References
- "Costly Cyclone victory: Tryon lost for season". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 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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