1976 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1976 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 19
Record	8–3 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Earle Bruce (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rodriguez (1st season)
Captain	Dave Greenwood, Tony Hawkins, Wayne Stanley, Maynard Stensrud
Home stadium	Cylcone Stadium

1976 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	1:30 pm	Drake*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 58–14	34,006
September 18	2:30 pm	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 41–6	26,554
September 25	1:30 pm	Kent State*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 47–7	32,658
October 2	1:30 pm	No. 3 Oklahoma		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 10–24	47,186
October 9	1:30 pm	Utah*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 44–14	36,457	[3]
October 16	1:30 pm	at No. 7 Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 21–17	66,491
October 23	2:30 pm	at Colorado	No. 16	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 14–33	48,667–51,413
October 30	1:30 pm	Kansas State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 45–14	44,797
November 6	1:30 pm	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 31–17	33,432
November 13	1:30 pm	No. 9 Nebraska		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 37–28	50,781
November 20	1:30 pm	at No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 14	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 21–42	43,967
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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 Earle Bruce Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Williams – Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

At Missouri

See also: 1976 Missouri Tigers football team

Nebraska

#9 Nebraska at Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Cornhuskers 7 6 0 15 28 • Cyclones 17 3 0 17 37 Date: November 13 Location: Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa Game attendance: 51,500

See also: 1976 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

References

1. "1976 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
2. "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.