Iowa — The Kinnick Wave
At the end of the first quarter, all 69,000 fans and both teams turn to wave at sick children watching from the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, which overlooks the stadium. The most heartwarming tradition in college football.
First quarter — entire stadium, players, and coaches pausing to wave to children in the hospital windows
Kinnick Stadium is a stadium located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the home stadium of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Opened in 1929 as Iowa Stadium to replace Iowa Field, it currently holds up to 69,250 people, making it the 7th largest stadium in the Big Ten, and one of the 20 largest university owned stadiums in the nation. Primarily used for college football, the stadium is named for Nile Kinnick, the Iowa player who won the 1939 Heisman Trophy and died in service during World War II. Kinnick Stadium is the only college football stadium named after a Heisman Trophy winner.
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Plan Your Trip
Fly into Cedar Rapids (CID, ~30 min) or Des Moines (DSM, ~2 hours). Iowa City is a classic Big Ten college town.