1976 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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.

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

1976 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Oklahoma +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Oklahoma State +	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Colorado +	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	4	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
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

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 11	Drake*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 58–14
September 18	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	W 41–6
September 25	Kent State*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 47–7
October 2	No. 3 Oklahoma		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 10–24
October 9	Utah*		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 44–14
October 16	at No. 7 Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Telephone Trophy)	W 21–17
October 23	at Colorado	No. 16	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 14–33
October 30	Kansas State		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	W 45–14
November 6	at Kansas		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 31–17
November 13	No. 9 Nebraska		Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	W 37–28
November 20	at No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 14	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 21–42
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 24 Dexter Green So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 63 Mike Stensrud So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Earle Bruce Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Williams – Offensive line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Game summaries

at Missouri

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

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.