1976 Iowa State Cyclones football team

American college football season

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)
Captains	Dave Greenwood Tony Hawkins Wayne Stanley Maynard Stensrud
Home stadium	Cyclone Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
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 ^dagger	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 ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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At Missouri

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Nebraska

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#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

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

Earle Bruce

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Williams – Offensive line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured Injured
Redshirt Redshirt

References

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

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