1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1977 Big Ten football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 1977 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	Northwestern	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 24–0	53,725
September 17	Iowa State*	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	W 12–10	59,725
September 24	Arizona*	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 7–41	53,110
October 1	at UCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 16–34	35,636
October 8	Minnesota	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)		W 18–6	57,640
October 15	#5 Ohio State	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 6–27	60,070
October 22	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC	L 21–34	62,443
October 29	at #6 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI		L 6–23	104,617
November 5	Indiana	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 21–24	49,620
November 12	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry)		W 24–8	71,763
November 19	Michigan State	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		L 16–22	43,700
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

v t e Iowa Hawkeyes football
Venues	Iowa Field (1890–1928) Kinnick Stadium (1929–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa State (Cy-Hawk Trophy) Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale) Nebraska: The Heroes Game (Heroes Trophy) Wisconsin (Heartland Trophy)
Culture & lore	History Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Marching band
People	Head coaches Honorees NFL draftees
Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National championship seasons in bold

1977 Big Ten football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#9 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#11 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll