The 1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented

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during the

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as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach

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, 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

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in the

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Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Wichita State

At Iowa

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Bowling Green

Dayton

Missouri

At Nebraska

At Oklahoma

Kansas

Colorado

At Kansas State

Oklahoma State

Peach Bowl (vs NC State)

References

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