Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On January 1, 1957, the Iowa Hawkeyes made the school’s first-ever bowl appearance to play in the Rose Bowl. Part of a stretch where Forest Evashevski’s Hawkeyes won the ‘granddaddy of them all’ in back-to-back years, the Rose Bowl appearance stood as the first of six in Hawkeye history. Led by Quarterback Ken Ploen from Lost Nation, the Hawkeyes opened the season on the road in Bloomington, Indiana, by shutting out the Hoosiers 27-0. Oregon State, the team Iowa would see ag

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On December 27, 1959, legendary Hawkeye defensive end Andre Tippett was born. A consensus All-American in 1981, Tippet went on to a Pro Bowl NFL career after helping the Hawkeyes to a Big Ten title and the school’s first Rose Bowl appearance in two decades. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Tippet landed at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls after graduating from Barringer High School in Newark, New Jersey. A standout performer for the Panthers at the junior college level,