1977 Peach Bowl

(8–3)

(7–4)

Head coach:
Earle Bruce

Head coach:
Bo Rein

AP	Coaches
NR	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa State	0	0	0	14	14
NC State	7	14	0	3	24

Date

December 31, 1977

Season

1977

Stadium

Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium

Location

Atlanta, Georgia

MVP

QB Johnny Evans
DB Richard Carter

Attendance

36,733

The 1977 Peach Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the NC State Wolfpack and the Iowa State Cyclones.

Background

This was Iowa State's fourth bowl game in the decade, after tying for 2nd in the Big Eight Conference, and first ever Peach Bowl. This was NC State's 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. ^[1]^[2]

Aftermath

The Wolfpack did not reach another Peach Bowl until 1986. The Cyclones have not returned to a Peach Bowl since this game.

References

1977–78 NCAA football bowl game season

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)

Peach Bowl Game

History & conference tie-ins	History Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters College Football Playoff At-Large Group of Five

Games	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1988 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1993 1995 1995 1996 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Notes	There was a Peach Bowl in January and December in 1981, 1988, 1993, 1995, 1998, and 2004. There was no Peach Bowl in 1980, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, and 2003. The 2016 edition will be a College Football Playoff semifinal.

Iowa State Cyclones bowl games

1971 Sun Bowl 1972 Liberty Bowl 1977 Peach Bowl 1978 Hall of Fame Classic 2000 Insight.com Bowl 2001 Independence Bowl 2002 Humanitarian Bowl 2004 Independence Bowl 2005 Houston Bowl 2009 Insight Bowl 2011 Pinstripe Bowl 2012 Liberty Bowl

NC State Wolfpack bowl games

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