January 1, 1957 – The Iowa Hawkeyes win the 1956 Big Ten Football Championship and appear, for the first time, in the Rose Bowl.
Back in the day, there were only a handful of bowl games in college football and only the Big Ten champion could go bowling. So after winning the 1956 Big Ten title, the Hawkeyes were invited to their very first bowl game – the Grand Daddy of them all – The 1957 Rose Bowl.
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