Game Name: | Peach Bowl |
Date Game Played: | December 31 |
Year Game Played: | 1977 |
Football Season: | 1977 |
Visitor Name Short: | Iowa State |
Visitor Nickname: | Cyclones |
Visitor Record: | 8–3 |
Visitor Rank Ap: | NR |
Visitor Rank Coaches: | 14 |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
Home Name Short: | NC State |
Home Nickname: | Wolfpack |
Home Record: | 7–4 |
Home 1Q: | 7 |
Home 2Q: | 14 |
Home 3Q: | 0 |
Home 4Q: | 3 |
Mvp: | QB Johnny Evans DB Richard Carter |
Type: | bg |
Referee: | Robert Bertha |
Attendance: | 36,733 |
The 1977 Peach Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Iowa State Cyclones and the NC State Wolfpack.
This was Iowa State's third bowl game in the decade, after tying for 2nd in the Big Eight Conference, and first ever Peach Bowl. This was NC State's fifth bowl game in the decade and first Peach Bowl since 1975, after tying for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Johnny Evans threw for 202 yards and ran for 62 yards. Ted Brown rushed for 114 yards, his second 100-yard performance in a Peach Bowl.| source = [1] [2]
After the game, NC State was ranked 19th in the final Coaches Poll. The Wolfpack did not play in another Peach Bowl until 1986. The Cyclones have not returned to a Peach Bowl since this game.