… was played on this date in 1896 at Iowa City, Iowa. The University of Chicago defeated the University of Iowa 15 to 12.
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… was played on this date in 1896 at Iowa City, Iowa. The University of Chicago defeated the University of Iowa 15 to 12.
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Go Maroons!
Hugh (AM ’94)
I went to the University of Iowa can attest to this: The five guys who played on that first Iowa 5 man team are still in Iowa City, sitting on barstools talking about the good old days.