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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.

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

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
September 242:30 pmat Bowling Green*
W 35–2114,102
October 11:30 pmDayton*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 17–1340,850
October 81:30 pmMissouri
W 7–047,370
October 151:30 pmat No. 9 Nebraska
W 24–2174,788
October 221:30 pmat No. 6 OklahomaNo. 16
L 16–3572,217
October 291:30 pmKansas 
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 41–347,811
November 51:30 pmColoradoNo. 19
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–1249,200
November 121:30 pmat Kansas State
W 22–1519,521
November 191:30 pmOklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 21–1341,060
December 3111:00 amvs. NC State*
MTNL 14–2437,733[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • 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
OL Mark Boehm
WR Tom Buck
QB Vinny Cerrato
RB Frank Cooper
RB Cal Cummins
OL Kevin Cunningham
RB Jeff Curry
OL Dick Cuvelier
RB 24 Dexter Green Jr
OL Al Grissinger
WR Ray Hardee
WR Stan Hixon
RB Pat Kennedy
TE Mickey Leafblad
OL Brian Neal
TE Guy Preston
QB John Quinn
QB Terry Rubley
RB Jack Seabrooke
WR John Solomon
RB Yogi Stevens
QB Mike Tryon
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Tom Boskey
DB Mike Clemons
DB Kevin Hart
DL Ron McFarland
DB Tom Perticone
DL Tom Randall
DL Greg Rensink
DB Mike Schwartz
LB Mark Settle
DL 63 Mike Stensrud Jr
DL Craig Volkens
DB Jerry Washington
DL Rick White
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Rick Blabolil
K Scott Kollman
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
  •   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. ^ "Big try: Iowa State bows". The Des Moines Register. January 1, 1978. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bingham, Walter (September 26, 1977). "AN END TO THE BICKERING". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Field Goal Gives Iowa State 24-21 Upset of Nebraska". The New York Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma Sets Back Iowa State,35 -16". The New York Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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