1977 Peach Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Peach Bowl December 31 1977 1977 File:Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Postcard (1960s-70s) (Stadium crop).jpg Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted the Peach Bowl. 10th Peach Bowl Iowa State Cyclones 8–3 Big Eight Earle Bruce NR 14 0 0 0 14 NC State Wolfpack 7–4 ACC Bo Rein 7 14 0 3 QB Johnny EvansDB Richard Carter bg Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia Robert Bertha 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 = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-big-try-iowa-st/139647774/ The Des Moines Register Big try: Iowa State bows January 1, 1978 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.comhttp://www.cyclones.com/fls/10700/2015-16_MASTER/Football/15mediaguide.pdf?SPSID=48323&SPID=4653&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10700 Archived copy January 2, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195618/http://www.cyclones.com/fls/10700/2015-16_MASTER/Football/15mediaguide.pdf?SPSID=48323&SPID=4653&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10700 March 4, 2016 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 Peach Bowl Category:Peach Bowl Category:Iowa State Cyclones football bowl games Category:NC State Wolfpack football bowl games Category:1977 in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:December 1977 sports events in the United States