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1976 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1976 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Earle Bruce, the Cyclones compiled an 8–3 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 369 to 216.[1][2] They played their home games at Cyclone Stadium (now known as Jack Trice Stadium) in Ames, Iowa.

1976 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 19
Record8–3 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorPete Rodriguez (1st season)
CaptainDave Greenwood, Tony Hawkins, Wayne Stanley, Maynard Stensrud
Home stadiumCylcone Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Colorado + 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Oklahoma State + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 5 Oklahoma + 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Nebraska 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
Missouri 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Dave Greenwood, Tony Hawkins, Wayne Stanley, and Maynard Stensrud were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 111:30 pmDrake*
W 58–1434,006
September 182:30 pmat Air Force*
W 41–626,554
September 251:30 pmKent State*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 47–732,658
October 21:30 pmNo. 3 Oklahoma
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
L 10–2447,186
October 91:30 pmUtah*
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 44–1436,457[3]
October 161:30 pmat No. 7 Missouri
W 21–1766,491
October 232:30 pmat ColoradoNo. 16
L 14–3348,667–51,413
October 301:30 pmKansas State 
W 45–1444,797
November 61:30 pmat Kansas
W 31–1733,432
November 131:30 pmNo. 9 Nebraska
  • Cyclone Stadium
  • Ames, IA
W 37–2850,781
November 201:30 pmat No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 14
L 21–4243,967
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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1976 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 91 Luther Blue Sr
OT 68 Kevin Cunningham Jr
RB 21 Jeff Curry So
TE 85 Al Dixon Jr
RB 24 Dexter Green So
QB 8 Buddy Hardeman Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 69 Dave Cheesebrough So
CB 7 Kevin Hart Jr
S 14 Tony Hawkins Sr
DL 63 Mike Stensrud So
CB 3 Joe Valasa Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 2 Craig Manske So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim Williams – Offensive line
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Missouri

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See also: 1976 Missouri Tigers football team

Nebraska

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#9 Nebraska at Iowa State
1 234Total
No. 9 Cornhuskers 7 6015 28
• Cyclones 17 3017 37
See also: 1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

References

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  1. ^ "1976 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 168.
  3. ^ "Cyclones blow down Utah". The Dispatch. October 10, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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