1977 Peach Bowl
College football game
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| Date | December 31, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | QB Johnny Evans DB Richard Carter | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Robert Bertha | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 36,733 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 = [1][2]
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
- ^ "Big try: Iowa State bows". The Des Moines Register. January 1, 1978. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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1977–78 NCAA football bowl game season
- Grantland Rice (Dec. 3)
- Independence (Dec. 17)
- Liberty (Dec. 19)
- Hall of Fame Classic (Dec. 22)
- Tangerine (Dec. 23)
- Fiesta (Dec. 25)
- Gator (Dec. 30)
- Peach (Dec. 31)
- Sun (Dec. 31)
- Bluebonnet (Dec. 31)
- Sugar (Jan. 2)
- Cotton (Jan. 2)
- Orange (Jan. 2)
- Rose (Jan. 2)
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