1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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1977 Iowa State Cyclones football
Peach Bowl, L 14–24 vs. NC State
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Pete Rodriguez (2nd season)
Home stadium Cyclone Stadium
Seasons
←  1976
1978  →
1977 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Iowa State 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 12 Nebraska 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Colorado 3 –3 –17 –3 –1
Missouri 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Kansas 2 –4 –14 –6 –1
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –02 –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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 101:30 pm Wichita State *
W 35–937,071 [1]
September 1712:50 pmat Iowa *
 ABC L 10–1257,988
September 242:30 pmat Bowling Green *
W 35–2114,102
October 11:30 pm Dayton *
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 17–1340,850
October 81:30 pm Missouri
W 7–047,370
October 151:30 pmat No. 9 Nebraska
W 24–2174,788
October 221:30 pmat No. 6 Oklahoma No. 16
L 16–3572,217
October 291:30 pm Kansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 41–347,811
November 51:30 pm Colorado No. 19
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–1249,200
November 121:30 pmat Kansas State
W 22–1519,521
November 191:30 pm Oklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 21–1341,060
December 3111:00 amvs. NC State *
 MTN L 14–2437,733 [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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 24Dexter GreenJr
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Wichita State

At Iowa

Iowa State at Iowa
1234Total
Cyclones730010
•Hawkeyes1200012
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

[3]

Bowling Green

Dayton

Missouri

At Nebraska

Iowa State at #9 Nebraska
1234Total
•Cyclones7143024
No. 9 Cornhuskers1407021

[4]

At Oklahoma

1234Total
No. 16 Cyclones907016
•No. 6 Sooners7771435
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 71,184

[5]

Kansas

Colorado

At Kansas State

Oklahoma State

Peach Bowl (vs NC State)

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References

  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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