Curious about everyone's "numbers."

Still love the Irish but basically have lived out of state since I was 20. So living on both coasts I became a proud fan of the team that represens the state so well. But not living in state or in states where they play has made it hard to get to a game.

Did sit on about the 50 for the Rose Bowl against Washington. The game got out of hand fast and the Washington fans were pretty much dicks. “Go back to Iowa you stupid corn holers” that kind of stuff.

My fingers are crossed because one of our bigger suppliers has promised to take me to the Big Ten championship game if it’s fOSU vs Iowa. Living in Cleveland I’m surrounded by these guys. All pretty decent people but obstinate in thier white washed outlook on fOSU sports and it’s history of bending the rules. They honestly don’t care as long as they win.

Bought season tix my freshman, sophomore, and senior season (2006-2010), didn’t attend every single one though. Junior year (2008) i saw Maine, FIU, ISU, and PSU

Road games include: Illinois 2008, Arizona 2010, Ohio St 2009, Orange Bowl 2010

So I think I’m in the 20’s right now, if not I’m almost there

back in the early to mid-90s. Which were not real good years.
Total, probably 30-40 games. When I graduated, I stopped going to games, but I’ve been trying to pick up 1 or 2 for the last decade or so, a lot of them at Northwestern (never again), MN, and Illinois

Never seen Iowa outside of Kinnick, though. Last Iowa games were in 97 and 98. I know, I’ve gotta get back, but as a divorced father of 2 children who live on the East Coast, and I live in California, with them 11 and almost 9, spending my vacation time with them is top priority…

last game I didn’t see was when Iowa beat Indiana and Grant Steen and 3 INT’s, caught it on the radio while cutting down trees in Yale, IA.

As far as games attended I think I am 32 (including 5 bowl games)

Not to shabby I think, considering I’m only 21.

My first trip to Kinnick was for homecoming in 1994, my dad’s 25 year “reunion”. It was against Indiana and the class of ’69 had tickets in the south endzone

I was planning on making 9 this year, but my clutch went out the day before the Minnesota game so I thankfully missed that.

The last home game I missed was 2008 Purdue. I drove over from Des Moines that season to use the student tickets my friend bought for me (SEG is weak for never getting student tickets, btw). I skipped jNW because there was a piece of collectable glassware with my name on it that day. I skipped Purdue because I was still spent from the previous week’s upset of PSU and didn’t want to see an upset if it happened that week. So I missed the Duonging. At least I saw Greene run all over, through, and around Wisconsin that year.

But I only typed it up a year or two ago, so some of the stuff that was 7 or 10 years before that, I am a bit sketchy about.

Therefore, I know I’ve been to at least 63 at Kinnick (almost every home game since the beginning of 2002, and a few before that. I may have been to a few others that I can’t completely vouch for before 2002, so 66 would be my total if I was at those others).

I’ve also been to a few away games: a couple times to Illinois, a couple at Minnesota, one at Iowa State, and one at Soldier Field against Northern Illinois.) So, I’ll say 6 away games.

Then, I’ve been to 4 Hawkeye bowl games (the 01 Alamo Bowl against TTech, the 03 Orange Bowl, the 05 Outback, and the 2010 Insight.)

So, my firm total is 73, and maybe 76 if I’m being charitable.

I never actually paid for a ticket though. I had connections. The last game was Hayden’s last game against MN at Kinnick.

First game was homecoming against OMHR in 1978. I was 5 and my parents let me and my 8 year old sister go to the game by ourselves.
Then the next games was Northern Illinois in 1985 I think.
There was a Michigan State game a few years after that.
I sold concessions at a couple of games in 88 and 89. Might be a few more games in there somewhere.
Then I moved away from Iowa and then next game I went to was Iowa @ ASU in ’04.
Next was Arizona @ Iowa in 09 and then Iowa @ Arizona in ’10.

The actual answer is 50+. I went to virtually every home game from 2000 through 2007 and have made about a half-dozen road/neutral site games on top of that.

I miss being able to go to every home game.

The first one that I was a serious hardcore Iowa fan at was Ohio State 2006 (ugh), then I went to Northwestern 2009 (ugh ugh), then I got to go to the Orange Bowl 2010 (fuck yes), then Michigan State 2010 (fuck yes), and then Ohio State 2010 (ugh).

I might have gone to one when I was a baby or little kid, but I don’t remember any. Also, if I end up going to Iowa for college, this number will probably rise to like 33. And it sucks, because the only way I go to Iowa games is if I persuade my parents to make it a weekend, which isn’t easy with marching band competitions almost every saturday in the fall.

First game at Kinnick in 99. Student tickets in 2001 and 2002 but had to miss a couple games because of being in the National Guard and having weekend drills. The worst was having to miss the Purdue game in 2002 because of drill. Came back for fOSU in 2006, Minnesota in 2009 and went to my first away game this year against Minnesota (which was fucking miserable with frozen feet and the craptastic performance the Hawks had). Trying real hard to talk the wife into season tickets for the rest of my life.

Fell in love with Nick Bell, still have and wear my Iowa #43 Champion sweatshirt holes and all. Danan Hughes was a close second. Season ticket holder in high school I think I had better seats than my parents, row 16 in the North endzone by the band. They were two rows from the top in the SW endzone. I have never been to the Minnesota game it was always too cold, hopefully this will be the year. Other than that I have seen ever B1G team at home.

Lots and lots of games in college. Dry stretch in the 2000s until 2008 Purdue (freezing cold), 2009 Indiana (cold until the 2nd half and the pinball interception), 2010 Penn State (glad to be in a black section as I don’t have a yellow coat) and jNW (seriously what is the deal with the cold games?). Unfortunately, Ryan Field is the only other B1G stadium I have been to. This year’s goal is Beaver Stadum before JoePa retires.

I went to a game in 02 but I honestly cannot remember who it was, the game atmosphere was just so different than anything I had ever experienced before and the day was a whirlwind. The next game I went to was the Wisconsin/Iowa game in ‘03 when we went up to Camp Randall and won on the last play of the game (by default – due to Wisconsin receiver dropping an endzone pass). Then my freshman year in college (’04) I went to all of the homegames. After that I basically went to a game a year. I’m planning on going to the Nebraska/Iowa game this year, but have no idea how I’m going to be able to get tickets.

2 of the games were home games. ‘03 vs Illinois (41-10) was my first experience at Kinnick and I immediately fell in love, I got to see Fred Russell tear up the field and all the Illinois fans could do was chant “wait till basketball”. I went to the ’10 game vs Wisconsin (30-31) which was a bummer that we lost, but it was such an incredibly entertaining game. I sneaked into the student section and it was a blast. People singing to Back in Black, chanting along to Chelsea Dagger. I have always known that Hawkeye fans are a committed and emotionally tied bunch, but after the loss I realized how close these students are with the football program. Girls staying in their seats crying over the loss. In my home town I haven’t met any kind of girl who would care that much about a football team. That game had blown our chances of being able to attend the Rose Bowl, but it really opened my eyes to the real Hawkeye fan base.

The away game I went to was incredibly EPIC. I went to ’02 at Minnesota when we won big and took down their goalposts after the game. My dad had to hold me back, because I wanted to storm the field with all the drunken hooligans. I still have fond memories of Brad Banks, Fred Russell, Ed Hinkel, Dallas Clark, Robert Gallery, Bob Sanders.

I can’t wait to attend the U of I this fall. I am going to get season tickets for football games and for men’s basketball. Hopefully by the time I graduate my number of football games will be around 20-25.

In the mid 80’s. I graduaed with Mike Flagg and we went to watch him a few times. Mostly games where we pounded people like UTEP, Northern Illinois, and Drake.
My first Big Ten game was 1990 Ohio State Game.Sat in the OSU section, beautiful, and then…. OHHHH!!!! Never had alcohol hit me so hard as at the end of that game. Almost had to crawl out of the stadium.
 
My last game was Minnesota in 2001. Took my son and a cousin from Europe down. My cousin couldn’t believe how many people were there and I don’t believe it was even sold out.

Used to be more into basketball and have been to many more bball games than football. Loved going to Carver.

I have two kids at Iowa State and have proudly not been to any games there. Iowa this fall would be a good first I think.

Away games at Michigan and OSU.

My job recently changed to make having season tickets possible, but I wasn’t able to get them last year, so I had do buy individual tickets for each game ($$$$$). This year I’m doing the season tickets thing.

Some of my most poignant young memories are of getting up at 5:00 a.m., bundling up, meeting family friends and their sons, and driving down to Iowa City (My dad had 2 tickets through most of the 80’s). We’d park in the same spot and get grilled pork chops from the same vendor. I don’t remember the games.

I’ve been getting to games two or three times per season since I moved to Iowa City 6 years ago. Last year I went to all of them.

I’ve shared on here before that my first games in the early to mid 90s were as a concession stand worker for my dad. I did get to sneak out and catch the end of most of those games. I didn’t go to a game as just a fan until I was 19 and an undergrad, it was Wisconsin in 2000 and we lost a hard fought game. I didn’t go to another game until Purdue 2006, the week after the huge OSU game with Gameday in town. I also saw the jNW loss that year. I went to Syracuse in 2007, happened to be right behind Mike Humpal’s family and he made a pick in that game, that was really cool. I was also at Minnesota, which was an okay game, but then I was at Indiana and Western Michigan. Ugh.

2008 I was at one of the cupcake games but I can’t remember whether it was Maine or FIU. I watched us lose to jNW again (the 5 TO game), and I quit going to games after that. I’m not superstitious but I was beginning to think I was bad luck. I was really close to getting a ticket to 2008 PSU, and it’s probably better I didn’t. I didn’t go to another game until OSU this year (thanks again for the ticket Steve), so I’m still not sure if it’s good for me to see the Hawks in person.

I wanted to get season tix this past year but I knew there was no way with the demand. So normally I just cruise the online auctions for tickets, and if I can snap one up for around face value or less I go for it.

I’ve been about 40. Like Chaz, I have this documented in an online spreadsheet. Rather than count down the memorable moments, I’ll list the number of venues I’ve seen Iowa play in:
1) Kinnick (obviously)
2) Jack Trice (2x)
3) Happy Valley (2x)
3) Memorial Stadium in Bloomington
4) Alamodome in San Antonio
5) Pro Player Stadium in Miami
6) Soldier Field
7) Heinz Field in Pittsburgh

Go Hawks or Die

84 Freedom
86 Holiday
87 Holiday
91 Holiday
& Pacific Beach Ale House several times

Growing up my Dad said that athletics were nothing but a distraction from my education. So my parents got a divorce when I was 7 and my Mother introduced me to the great thing we call The Iowa Hawkeyes. We watched every football and basketball games possible. Due to financial reasons I wasn’t able to go to an actual game. My Junior year of college I transferred to Iowa and then bought season tickets as a student. I was lucky enough to have 2002 and 2003 be my first two seasons to see the Hawkeyes in person. I did have the misfortune of my friends having wedding days during the Purdue game in 2002 and Arizona State game in 2003. Why don’t people realize that your not going to get the full attention of a Hawkeye fan on game day even if it is your wedding. I spent most of my time in the bar area watching the games. Also I have gone to at least 1 or 2 games a year from the 2004 season until today. I’ve also been to 4 bowl games since 2002(Orange, Capital One, Outback x 2). So all in all somewhere around 20 games I’ve seen in person. My favorite game is the Capital One game against LSU.

FYI – If there are grammatical mistakes it’s because I never valued my English education as much as my mathematical education.

Every home game from 1980-1982 starting October 4, 1980. It was a yawn fest 3-5 loss to Arizona, but it was also the greatest day of my life (at that time). There was only one rule, no booing.

The ’Zona game when Timmy almost killed the return man. Then, a few years later in Ames for an Iowa loss, after which I saw furniture being burned in one of the Trice parking lots.

And I have gone to 2-4 games every year since 2005. I don’t go to any Iowa State football games except the one in 2009, and probably the one next year.

I grew up in Iowa City. I started college here in 2001 and bought my first season ticket. After I graduated in 2005, I stayed on board for grad school where I’m finishing up my PhD in electrical engineering this year. I haven’t been a full time student the last two years (I’ve been ABD (all but dissertation)), but my part-time student status is enough to still qualify for student tickets, so I took advantage of the offer. Of the 66 games at Kinnick that have occurred during the 2001 to 2010 time frame, I was present at 62 of them.

I missed two my freshman year (Miami(OH), and Michigan). In my sophomore year, I put off doing a statics paper until the weekend of the Utah State game, so I watched the 48-7 beat-down on television. I vowed to myself “never again”. From then on, I went on what maybe my greatest college achievement… a 53 home game attendance streak. It started with Iowa’s homecoming win over Purdue on October 5, 2002. It was brought to a tragic end when I had a work trip creep up on me this year and I had to miss the Penn State game on October 2, 2010 (I was still able to watch it at a Buffalo Wild Wings in Arizona).

I actually never went to any road games (bowl or otherwise) until the Orange Bowl last year. Since then, I made the trip to the jNW this year with some friends and did the road trip down to Tempe for the Insight Bowl where I got some awesome front row seats behind the team.

I think my top five favorite games I’ve been to at Kinnick are:

5. Iowa 42, Indiana 24. October 31, 2009. This game really was a game of two halves. I was pretty sure our undefeated season was going down in flames at half time. I was actually okay with this thought since A) at least it wouldn’t be to Northwestern B) It was such a dominating first half by Indiana, they deserve it and C) I figured it was karma for our last second win over Michigan State the week before. Then there was the halftime performance by the HMB. The “Thriller” dance they performed (due to golden girl Chelsea Russell training them all) for their Halloween show, got the crowd more excited for a half time performance than I have ever seen. Iowa’s second half performance was ridiculous. First, Sash’s crazy interception. Then Stanzi started his magic and nearly turned in a performance that was about opposite of what he did in the first half. “Trick or Treat Iowa City”, indeed.

4. Iowa 30, Wisconsin 7. November 20, 2004. It was so great being able to see a Big Ten trophy presentation in person after the game. Everyone was just happy that night it seemed. It was also the first time the Heartland trophy was up for grabs I believe.

3. Michigan 23, Iowa 20 OT. October 22, 2005. An Iowa loss is one of my favorite games?!?!? For me, yes. Iowa had a 22 home game winning streak going into this game. Iowa was able to score first and go into halftime up 14-7. Michigan regained the lead 17-14 with about 9 minutes left in the game. Tate drove most of the field in the final three minutes and Schlicher (the kicker) kicked a tying field goal with no time left. As far as I can remember this was my first overtime game. There was so much on the line and I don’t remember ever feeling my heart pound so hard like I have at this game in the OT period. While the Hawks ultimately lost this game and ended their home winning streak, if a game can get you feeling so much anxiety, it’s a good one in my book.

2. Iowa 24, Penn State 23. November 8, 2008. A lot of my friends wonder why I don’t have this ranked as number one, and I can’t really put my finger on it, other than my number one game was my first magical experience at Kinnick. I remember I was freezing in the 3rd quarter, but by the time 4th quarter rolled around, the energy of the crowd was keeping everyone warm. I was sitting on the west stands around the goal line, so I didn’t get the best angle, but seeing Murray raise his arms and his slide in the turf told me everything I needed to know.

1. Iowa’s 31-28 win over Purdue on October 5, 2002. Although the game didn’t finish on this play, I still remember Banks’ pass to Dallas Clark on 4th down like it was yesterday. The student section was tucked in the NW corner of the stands back then and the pass was to the close sideline on the other end of the field. I saw Brad nearly get sacked and the ball go up. I couldn’t see Clark catch it, but I saw the stadium erupt like a wave from south to north and I knew it was good. I’m pretty sure ended up hugging everyone around me. While I knew just being an alum from Iowa was going to make me a Hawkeye on paper because I’d have a degree, that game, that play made me a Hawkeye for life with a memory that that left an impression so deep it couldn’t ever be replaced with anything else.

While I’m graduating for the final time this year (I got my BS in 2005 and MS in 2007), I plan on getting “regular people” season tickets and going when I can. If you haven’t been to a bowl game before, you really should go if you think it’s possible. I’ve been lucky that Iowa has gone to bowl games nine out of the last ten seasons. I’m kicking myself for not going to one until the 2010 Orange Bowl.

Go Hawks.

I promise.

I have only missed seeing one home game in person (2006 vs N. Illinois – had the flu).

I’ve been there for Timmy D punt returns, the lean years at the beginning of Ferentz, and all the amazing things since.

If you haven’t been, I’d strongly suggest going. Moreover, definitely find a good place to tailgate with some friends before the game so you can have a few beers and some tasty food.

Was a season ticket holder as an undergrad in the early 90s. Moved back to IC in 2009 (as my wife became a faculty member). Re established season tickets in ’09. While living in Mpls, I would usually go to the MN game at the dome and/or go to a game per year in IC.

Can’t wait to start bringing my kids to games.

Since 1978! (Welcome Hayden!)

I don’t think he has missed a home game since before ’83.

Was at the epic win over tOSU in ‘83. Been a looong time since we’d beaten them. That was my last weekend home before joining the Navy. Went to the Gator Bowl that December.

Was transferring between duty stations so was able to be home for Michigan in ’85.

Between him and a friend of his we had the two rows right behind the tunnel that comes out looking right at the top of the south goalpost upright in the North endzone. Houghtlin’s kick was right at us. The tunnel seats were great, with a safe place to put your drinks and no one in front of you. Too bad we had to move to the west upright and a couple rows up when they reseated the place. So long as he has an aisle seat for himself, he didn’t mind so much.

Now I manage 3-4 games a year working depending on my work schedule.

Seen lots of great games, and any Hawk victory = a great game!

since 1992 = >100 home games + ~ 15 through the 80’s + 10 away games = 125-130ish

I went back through the records to see which games I had been at. Not too bad if you didn’t go to your first game until 1996. Came up with 21 games, 17 wins but no bowl games.

And I attended every game during that span. Add in 3 games before undergrad and 2 games since and I’m up to just under 30 total. I plan on getting season tickets before too long so that number is going to rapidly increase

54 – Total number of Hawkeye football games attended in person
12 – Number of Hawkeye road games attended
6 – Number of Hawkeye Bowl games attended
2 – Number of Hawkeye players hugged in on-field post-game celebrations (Brad Banks 2002 at Minnesota, Daniel Murray 2008 Penn State)
1 – Number of Hawkeye Head Football Coaches interviewed as an actual member of the media (Hayden Fry, Media Day 1993)
Worst Game Ever Attended in Person – 31-6 loss at Purdue (Yes, I was also at the 44-7 shit-kicking at Arizona State, but the Hawkeye Huddle immediately before that game was a blast, and Walner Bellus’ punt return for a TD to prevent the shutout with 10 seconds left was a nice F-U to the Sun Devils.)
Best Game Ever Attended in Person – 2005 Capital One Bowl. One of my old college profs worked for Time Warner in Orlando and hooked me up with sideline media credentials for the game, so I watched the entire thing from the Hawks side. I was standing at about the 15-20 yard line, anticipating a game-winning FG, when “The Catch” happened. I saw Holloway catch the ball and thought “Oh shit, he’s going to get tackled!” when he just suddenly burst into the clear and into the end zone. It was the greatest day of my life.

At least for me. Hearing everyone’s experience has actually brought tears to my eyes. You can feel the passion with pretty much every post. Bravo SEG for coming up with this thread!!!

Went to a small handfull of games during ‘09, but joined the ranks of grownup season ticket holders for the ’10 season and hopefully beyond. My first game was 1992 vs OMHR (a loss). I’ve been to Dome Sweet Dome (55-0), TCF, Illinois Memorial Stadium, Jack Trice, Ann Arbor a few times, and the Outback Bowl vs. the Cocks. My parents were season ticket holders for most of the 80’s-90’s, so I also went to quite a few games during the 90’s. The first players I remember idolizing as a kid were Matt Sherman, Timmy D, and Sedrick Shaw and Tavian Banks. I probably still have 75% of my ticket stubs, but I wish I kept them all.

It was so loud and enthusiastic. i get goosebumps just thinking about it.

I have had the privilege of being born into a Hawkeye obsessed family so I had no choice where my loyalties formed. My family has had season tickets since the mid- 80’s. Yet my dad and I are both Drake graduates, so I spent the ‘04-‘07 seasons driving from DSM for every home game. Since probably about 1990, I have only missed the 2007 and 2008 seasons due to graduate school in Florida, but that allowed me to catch the Outback Bowl 08 and the Orange Bowl in ’09. I also went to the Alamobowl in 1996 and have traveled to Wisconsin, Michigan, Nortwestern and Indiana. I get the chills walking into Kinnick every gameday Saturday and wouldn’t trade that feeling for anything.

A very similar situation to Hurricane Ferentz above:

My family has had season tickets since the mid-1970s (so before I was born).

Starting going to games in 1990 or so (when I was 6).

Probably went to 3-4 a year until 2000.

Since the 2000 season I have missed 5 home games.

Hawkeye and boudoir both. Pelican whore: From the brain of Virgin Whore

(SEG: no offense meant by that last word, just a funny phrase)

Until Minny opened their new place this year, I was able to say I’d been in every B10 stadium for both a win and a loss. Now I’ve got to establish NU and MN, I’ll do that over the next few years (but it should take a long, long time to see the loss). I’ve been to over half of the bowl games, and many of the “special” games (e.g., Arizona, Kickoff Classic, etc.). I wouldn’t trade the time or investment for anything.

I started when I was 5, and between then and finally leaving the State (aka graduation) I missed 4 home games. Total. My last year at Iowa I made it to all 11 regular season games but couldn’t make the bowl game (we lost). I proposed to my wife at the Horseshoe.

I started taking my son last year. We live out of state so it’s a plane trip. I got an unexpected weekend off work this year for the Wisconsin game, we bought last minute plane tickets and flew up for the game. Same drill on the OSU game. Wouldn’t trade it for the world — great memories. I hope in 25 years he can write something like this, and be spending the same time and attention with his own little boy (or girl).

Somewhere between 5 and 6 games per year, every year since I was 12, and I’m 32 now, so…100+

Despite playing football in high school and 1 year in college (walk on at Ambrose), I never liked watching football until 2002 when my friend got me watching the Hawks every Saturday. I tried to watch them on TV every possible Saturday after that and made it up to IC for only a handful of games and I swear every one of them was a loss to jNWU.

Last year the games became addicting with the last minute comebacks and after the Orange Bowl I was Googling anything I could find on the game and I stumbled upon the live threads from the game. Talk about life changing! I was lurking on BHGP until I got involved with the Pick ’Ems. Everything I read from that moment on has turned me into a Hawkeye addict. (The BHGP community is very well educated in Iowa sports, IMO, and I prefer to get my Hawkeye related info only from bat shit crazed folks) BHGP is my equivalent of a crack slinger, I check the site at least once a day.

However, after seeing Stanzi go down against jNWU in very crappy seats, I decided I liked watching the Hawks on TV better. (Despite being at the 08 Penn State game) This year I made it up to all the “State” games as a tailgater (bad ass bus with 2 big screen TVs) and I’m absolutely hooked on Hawkeye football.

Because of this site, my faith has been reaffirmed and now all I have to do is decide if I want to get some season tickets for next year. I have the option of piggy backing on my friend’s season tickets or buying a set from somebody who has held onto their tickets for 55 years. (I have a feeling the money will be to much for the long time tickets)

I’m RH’s Bookie, and I’m an addict.

I just looked at SEG’s profile and realized she had three more comments than me.I think that’s terrible.

I have been a season ticket holder since the 2002 season. Even though I live in the OKC area, I am at every home game during the fall. Luckily, I have a friend who happens to be a pilot and own his own personal plane. I have managed to get him addicted to Hawkeye football, so living so far away from Kinnick Stadium has been a little less of a burden since meeting him.