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
Conf.Overall
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 [2]
September 242:30 pmat Bowling Green *
W 35–2114,102 [3]
October 11:30 pm Dayton *
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 17–1340,850 [4]
October 81:30 pm Missouri
W 7–048,000 [5]
October 151:30 pmat No. 9 Nebraska
W 24–2176,090 [6]
October 221:30 pmat No. 6 Oklahoma No. 16
L 16–3571,184 [7]
October 291:30 pm Kansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 41–348,500 [8]
November 51:30 pm Colorado No. 19
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 7–1250,000 [9]
November 121:30 pmat Kansas State
W 22–1521,800 [10]
November 191:30 pm Oklahoma State
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 21–1338,500 [11]
December 3111:00 amvs. NC State *
 MTN L 14–2437,733 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time


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

[13]

Bowling Green

Dayton

Missouri

At Nebraska

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

[14]

At Oklahoma

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

[15]

Kansas

Colorado

At Kansas State

Oklahoma State

Peach Bowl (vs NC State)

Roster

1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 56Mark BoehmJr
WR 25Tom BuckSo
QB Vinny Cerrato
RB Frank Cooper
RB 32Cal CumminsSr
G 68Kevin CunninghamSr
RB 21Jeff CurryJr
OT 66Dick CuvelierSo
RB 24Dexter GreenJr
G 70Al GrissingerJr
WR 29Ray HardeeJr
WR 41Stan HixonJr
RB 43Pat KennedySo
TE 84Mickey LeafbladJr
OT 76Brian NealFr
TE 88Guy PrestonSr
QB John Quinn
QB 11Terry RubleySo
RB Jack Seabrooke
WR 28John SolomonSr
RB Yogi Stevens
QB 10Mike TryonSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 96Tom BoskeyJr
CB 34Mike ClemonsJr
CB 7Kevin HartSr
DL 61Ron McFarlandSr
DB 33Tom PerticoneJr
DL 64Tom RandallSr
DL 71Greg RensinkSo
S 26Mike SchwartzSo
LB 57Mark SettleSr
DL 63 Mike Stensrud Jr
DL 52Craig VolkensSr
CB 17Jerry WashingtonJr
DL 92Rick WhiteJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 35Rick BlabolilSr
K 5Scott KollmanSr
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
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  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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