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1977 Iowa State Cyclones football
Peach Bowl, L 14–24 vs. NC State
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Rodriguez (2nd season)
Home stadiumCyclone Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 101:30 pmWichita State*
W 35–937,071[1]
September 1712:50 pmat Iowa*
ABCL 10–1257,988[2]
September 242:30 pmat Bowling Green*
W 35–2114,102[3]
October 11:30 pmDayton*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 17–1340,850[4]
October 81:30 pmMissouri
W 7–048,000[5]
October 151:30 pmat No. 9 Nebraska
W 24–2176,090[6]
October 221:30 pmat No. 6 OklahomaNo. 16
L 16–3571,184[7]
October 291:30 pmKansasdagger
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 41–348,500[8]
November 51:30 pmColoradoNo. 19
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–1250,000[9]
November 121:30 pmat Kansas State
W 22–1521,800[10]
November 191:30 pmOklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 21–1338,500[11]
December 3111:00 amvs. NC State*
MTNL 14–2437,733[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 56 Mark Boehm Jr
WR 25 Tom Buck So
QB Vinny Cerrato
RB Frank Cooper
RB 32 Cal Cummins Sr
G 68 Kevin Cunningham Sr
RB 21 Jeff Curry Jr
OT 66 Dick Cuvelier So
RB 24 Dexter Green Jr
G 70 Al Grissinger Jr
WR 29 Ray Hardee Jr
WR 41 Stan Hixon Jr
RB 43 Pat Kennedy So
TE 84 Mickey Leafblad Jr
OT 76 Brian Neal Fr
TE 88 Guy Preston Sr
QB John Quinn
QB 11 Terry Rubley So
RB Jack Seabrooke
WR 28 John Solomon Sr
RB Yogi Stevens
QB 10 Mike Tryon Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 96 Tom Boskey Jr
CB 34 Mike Clemons Jr
CB 7 Kevin Hart Sr
DL 61 Ron McFarland Sr
DB 33 Tom Perticone Jr
DL 64 Tom Randall Sr
DL 71 Greg Rensink So
S 26 Mike Schwartz So
LB 57 Mark Settle Sr
DL 63 Mike Stensrud Jr
DL 52 Craig Volkens Sr
CB 17 Jerry Washington Jr
DL 92 Rick White Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 35 Rick Blabolil Sr
K 5 Scott Kollman Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Lichtenberg (OC/QB)
  • Pete Rodriguez (DC)
  • Dave Triplett (TE)
  • Tommy Vaughn (RB)
  • Jim Williams (OL)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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Wichita State

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At Iowa

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Iowa State at Iowa
1 234Total
Cyclones 7 300 10
• Hawkeyes 12 000 12
Scoring summary
1ISUBuck 63 yard punt return (Kollman kick)ISU 7-0
1IOWAMosely 77 yard run (kick failed)ISU 7-6
1IOWALazar 10 yard run (run failed)IOWA 12-7
2ISUKollman 42 yard field goalIOWA 12-10
See also: 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

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Bowling Green

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Dayton

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Missouri

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At Nebraska

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Iowa State at #9 Nebraska
1 234Total
• Cyclones 7 1430 24
No. 9 Cornhuskers 14 070 21
See also: 1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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At Oklahoma

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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

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Kansas

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Colorado

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At Kansas State

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Oklahoma State

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Peach Bowl (vs NC State)

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Main article: 1977 Peach Bowl
See also: 1977 NC State Wolfpack football team

References

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  1. ^ "Costly Cyclone victory: Tryon lost for season". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hawkeyes reign in Iowa". Chicago Tribune. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU too much for Falcons". The Waterloo Courier. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dayton scares I-State 17–13". The Gazette. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defense ups ISU". The Sioux City Journal. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cyclones rally to stun Cornhuskers by 24–21". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sooners rip Iowa State". The Times Recorder. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Green gets 2 touchdowns, 146 yards in Cyclone romp". The Sioux City Journal. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado cools Cyclone hopes". The Daily Nonpareil. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bowl-hungry Cyclones defeat Kansas State". The Rock Island Argus. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dexter Green takes charge". Argus-Leader. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Big try: Iowa State bows". The Des Moines Register. January 1, 1978. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Bingham, Walter (September 26, 1977). "AN END TO THE BICKERING". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  14. ^ "Field Goal Gives Iowa State 24-21 Upset of Nebraska". The New York Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "Oklahoma Sets Back Iowa State,35 -16". The New York Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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