The 1977 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented the Iowa State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Big Eight Conference (Big 8). The team was led by head coach Earle Bruce, in his fifth year, and they played their home games at Cyclone Stadium in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4, 5–2 Big 8) and with a loss to NC State in the Peach Bowl.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 10 | Rice* | No. 20 | | | W 35–9 | 37,071 |
| September 17 | at Iowa* | | | ABC | L 10–12 | 57,988 |
| September 24 | at Bowling Green* | | | | W 35–21 | 14,102 |
| October 1 | Dayton* | | - Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, Iowa
| | W 17–13 | 40,850 |
| October 8 | Missouri | | - Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, Iowa (Battle for the Telephone Trophy)
| | W 7–0 | 47,370 |
| October 15 | at No. 9 Nebraska | | | | W 24–21 | 74,788 |
| October 22 | at No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 16 | | | L 16–35 | 72,217 |
| October 29 | Kansas | | - Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, Iowa
| | W 41–3 | 47,811 |
| November 5 | Colorado | No. 19 | - Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, Iowa
| | L 7–12 | 49,200 |
| November 12 | at Kansas State | | | | W 22–15 | 19,521 |
| November 19 | Oklahoma State | | - Cyclone Stadium
- Ames, Iowa
| | W 21–13 | 41,060 |
| December 31 | vs. NC State* | | | MTN | L 14–24 | 37,733 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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