1977 Peach Bowl

1977 Peach Bowl
Iowa State Cyclones NC State Wolfpack (8–3) (7–4) Big Eight ACC 14 24 Head coach:  Earle Bruce Head coach:  Bo Rein AP Coaches NR 14
1 2 3 4 Total Iowa State 0 0 0 14 14 NC State 7 14 0 3 24
Date	December 31, 1977
Season	1977
Stadium	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Location	Atlanta, Georgia
MVP	QB Johnny Evans DB Richard Carter
Referee	Robert Bertha
Attendance	36,733

The 1977 Peach Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the Iowa State Cyclones and the NC State Wolfpack.

Background

This was Iowa State's third bowl game in the decade, after tying for 2nd in the Big Eight Conference, and first ever Peach Bowl. This was NC State's fifth bowl game in the decade and first Peach Bowl since 1975, after tying for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Game summary

Johnny Evans threw for 202 yards and ran for 62 yards. Ted Brown rushed for 114 yards, his second 100-yard performance in a Peach Bowl.| source = ^[1][2]

Aftermath

After the game, NC State was ranked 19th in the final Coaches Poll. The Wolfpack did not play in another Peach Bowl until 1986. The Cyclones have not returned to a Peach Bowl since this game.

References

1. "Big try: Iowa State bows". The Des Moines Register. January 1, 1978. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.