Search results

  1. D

    Significance of 1981 Big Ten Championship

    Those shared championships in the list like 1981 & 1986 are confusing. Every team's goal was the Rose Bowl and only one team went. Every Big Ten win was needed, but I believe the 1981 win over Wisconsin decided the Big Ten for the Hawkeyes. That Rose Bowl year established the Hawkeyes as a...
  2. D

    Significance of 1981 Big Ten Championship

    Curious to know your opinion on this: What effect did winning the Big Ten Championship and going to the 1982 Rose Bowl have on the Iowa football program? Did it have little effect, as Fry, et al already had the program trending upward and success like a Big Ten Championship was inevitable, or...
Top