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Iowa State

B8 · 1977 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
5–2 in B8

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
129
1895–2026
All-Time Record
566–679–45
0.456 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1944, 2024
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 8 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Iowa State head-to-head · History & Eras

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC5–6W 35–9
4Week 4 · Sep 20Iowa (IOWA)H2HB104–7L 10–12
5Week 5 · Sep 27Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC5–7W 35–21
6Week 6 · Oct 4DAYTONUnranked—W 17–13
7Week 7 · Oct 11Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B84–7W 7–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B89–3W 24–21
9Week 9 · Oct 25Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B810–2L 16–35
10Week 10 · Nov 1Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B83–7–1W 41–3
11Week 11 · Nov 8Colorado (COLORADO)H2HIND B87–3–1L 7–12
12Week 12 · Nov 15Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HIND B81–10W 22–15
13Week 13 · Nov 22Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2HIND B84–7W 21–13
18Final · Jan 3NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–4L 14–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.534
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-16+31
  • Nebraska +9
  • Wichita State +5
  • Bowling Green +5
  • Missouri +4
  • Oklahoma State +4
  • Kansas +3
  • Kansas State +1
  • Oklahoma -2
  • Colorado -3
  • NC State -4
  • Iowa -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.667 Win % · Change -4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#39Regular Season Final#39Post-Season W1#39Post-Season W2#38Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+26
-2
+14
+4
+7
+3
-19
+38
-5
+7
+8
-10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#651972#671973#751974#861975#241976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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