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Iowa State Football Team History


Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State University
 Ames, IA
Founded: 1858
Stadium: Cyclone-Jack Trice Stadium
Capacity: 43,000
Colors: Red, Gold, Black & White
Coach: Earle Bruce
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Earle Bruce enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Iowa State.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Drake  58   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Air Force  41   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Kent  47   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Oklahoma  10   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Utah  44   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Missouri  21   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Colorado  14   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Kansas State  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Kansas  31   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Nebraska  37   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Oklahoma State  21   42   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored369
  Scoring Average33.5
  Points Allowed216
  Defense Average19.6
  Opponents Record55-47
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 8-3-0 AP
18 8-3-0 Coaches
18 8-3-0 UPI
  
1976 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 8-3369216 4-3179175  Earle Bruce
Kansas 6-5260251 2-5126179  Bud Moore
Oklahoma 9-2-1326192Won  41-75-2203150  Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State 9-3329214Won  49-215-2179133  Jim Stanley
Colorado 8-4305225Lost  10-275-2189140  Bill Mallory
Nebraska 9-3-1416181Won  27-244-3189116  Tom Osborne
Missouri 6-5246241 3-4148161  Al Onofrio
Kansas State 1-10155347 0-7118277  Ellis Rainsberger

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.