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
Peach Bowl, L 14–24 vs. NC State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
1977 record8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coachEarle Bruce (5th season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
(Capacity: 48,000)
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10Rice*No. 20
W 35–937,071
September 17at Iowa*
ABCL 10–1257,988
September 24at Bowling Green*
W 35–2114,102
October 1Dayton*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 17–1340,850
October 8Missouri
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)
W 7–047,370
October 15at No. 9 Nebraska
W 24–2174,788
October 22at No. 6 OklahomaNo. 16
L 16–3572,217
October 29Kansas
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 41–347,811
November 5ColoradoNo. 19
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–1249,200
November 12at Kansas State
W 22–1519,521
November 19Oklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 21–1341,060
December 31vs. NC State*
MTNL 14–2437,733
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 24 Dexter Green Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 63 Mike Stensrud Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Williams – Offensive line
  • Tom Lichtenberg – OC/QB
  • Pete Rodriguez – DC
  • Dave Triplett – TE's
  • Tommy Vaughn – RB's
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Iowa State
Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
Cyclones 7 300 10
• Hawkeyes 12 000 12
See also: 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–16 1934 W 31–6

[2]

at Nebraska
Iowa State at #9 Nebraska
1 234Total
• Cyclones 7 1430 24
No. 9 Cornhuskers 14 070 21
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Game attendance: 76,090
See also: 1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

[3]

at Oklahoma
1 234Total
No. 16 Cyclones 9 070 16
• No. 6 Sooners 7 7714 35
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 71,184
See also: 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team

[4]

vs. NC State (Peach Bowl)
Main article: 1977 Peach Bowl
See also: 1977 NC State Wolfpack football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
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References
  1. "Iowa State University of Science and Technology – 1977". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  2. Bingham, Walter (September 26, 1977). "AN END TO THE BICKERING". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  3. "Field Goal Gives Iowa State 24‐21 Upset of Nebraska". The New York Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. "Oklahoma Sets Back Iowa State,35 ‐16". The New York Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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