1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team explained

Year:1977
Team:Iowa State Cyclones
Sport:football
Conference:Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:Big 8
Record:8–4
Conf Record:5–2
Head Coach:Earle Bruce
Hc Year:5th
Def Coach:Pete Rodriguez
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Cyclone Stadium
Bowl:Peach Bowl
Bowl Result:L 14–24 vs. NC State

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.

Game summaries

At Iowa

See also: 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry.

[1]

At Nebraska

See also: 1977 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.

[2]

At Oklahoma

See also: 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team.

[3]

Peach Bowl (vs NC State)

See main article: 1977 Peach Bowl.

See also: 1977 NC State Wolfpack football team.

Notes and References

  1. AN END TO THE BICKERING . . September 26, 1977 . November 24, 2019 . Walter . Bingham.
  2. News: Field Goal Gives Iowa State 24-21 Upset of Nebraska . . October 16, 1977 . November 24, 2019.
  3. News: Oklahoma Sets Back Iowa State,35 -16 . . October 23, 1977 . November 24, 2019.