1977 Iowa State
8–4 (5–2 Big Eight), coached by Earle Bruce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 9 Nebraska 24–21Oct 15
Nebraska was ranked No. 9, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vsWichita State | W 35–9 | 76% |
| Sep 17 | at Iowa | L 10–12 | 57% |
| Sep 24 | at Bowling Green | W 35–21 | 59% |
| Oct 1 | vs Dayton | W 17–13 | 82% |
| Oct 8 | vs Missouri | W 7–0 | 66% |
| Oct 15 | at 9Nebraska | W 24–21 | 36% |
| Oct 22 | at 6Oklahoma | L 16–35 | 34% |
| Oct 29 | vs Kansas | W 41–3 | 75% |
| Nov 5 | vs Colorado | L 7–12 | 60% |
| Nov 12 | at Kansas State | W 22–15 | 78% |
| Nov 19 | vs Oklahoma State | W 21–13 | 70% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs NC StatePeach Bowl | L 14–24 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to NC State 24–14 in the Peach Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 7: 16
- Wk 9: 19
- Record
- 8–4
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 249–178
- Coach
- Earle Bruce
- Elo
- 1588 +26 this season
- SP+ rating
- 12.6 No. 27 of 140; offense No. 56, defense No. 18
- SRS
- 12.7 No. 25 of 145 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Pete Rodriguez
Drafted in 1978
The 1978 draft| Rd 7 | Tom Randall DT | Dallas Cowboys |
All-Big Eight
5 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Dexter GreenRBAP-1; UPI-1- Tom RandallDTAP-1; UPI-1
- Mike StensrudDTAP-1; UPI-1
- Kevin HartDBUPI-1
- Rick BlabolilPUPI-1
Second team
- Ron McFarlandNGAP-2
- Tom BoskeyLBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1977 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 10–2 | 7 |
| Nebraska | 5–2 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Iowa State | 5–2 | 8–4 | |
| Colorado | 3–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas | 2–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–5 | 4–7 | |
| Kansas State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.