Night Hawks

[Aaron]

So far this year, out of the 3 scheduled start times, Iowa is playing under the lights in 2 of them. Iowa wil play Syracuse in Kinnick at 7:00 (BTN), at Wisconsin at 7:05 (ABC), and then Indiana at 11:00 AM for homecoming.

Let's hope Iowa improves under the lights - they'll need to this year.

[cyclone62]

Indiana at 11:00 for homecoming

What? an 11PM kick-off? since when has that been happening?

[HawkeyeSean]

What? an 11PM kick-off? since when has that been happening?

I think Aaron meant to say that in the three announced kickoff times that Iowa would be playing under the lights in two of them.

He might have gotten a bit carried away...:D I believe that HC is an 11AM start.

-Sean

[HawkeyeSal]

I think Aaron meant that 2 out of 3 are night games, not 3 out of 3... and I still say night games scare me.

[doolittledog]

These night games will let me really experiance a football weekend. Sept. 8th I will travel to Dubuque to see UD take on Wisc. Lutheran, then I will have time to get back home and watch the Hawks vs. Syracuse. Then when the Hawks are in Wisconsin I will be able to make it up to Decorah to see the Luther/Wartburg rivalry game and once again make it back home in time to watch the Hawks.

[HawkeyeSal]

There's always the Hawkeye Radio Network. My wife is alumni of Northwest Missouri State and every year they play their big rival Pitt State at Arrowhead in KC. Last year I had my headphones on listening to the Iowa vs. Northwestern game while people around me were wondering what the hell I was cursing at.

The good news is that a whoooooole lotta people noticed my black wind jacket with a big, gold IOWA on the chest and yelled "GO HAWKS!" and then asked how the game was going. I think that's the one time I've been truly happy to be in Missouri.

[ISUFan22]

What is Iowa's record under the lights at Kinnick?

[HawkeyeSean]

Here is my post from this thread. (http://www.hawkeyehideout.com/showthread.php?t=2001)

Iowa last won a night game September 20, 2003 vs. Arizona State. The final score was 21-2.

Night games at Kinnick:

Quote:
"Kinnick Stadium first hosted a night game against Miami, FL, on Sept. 29, 1990. Only four games have been played under the lights at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes faced Northern Illinois in a night matchup in 1999, Iowa State in 2002 and Arizona State in 2003."


The quote is a bit old and now you would have to add the Ohio State game from last year.

9/29/90 vs. Miami - L - 48-21
9/18/99 vs. NIU - W - 24-0
9/14/02 vs. ISU - L - 36-31
9/20/03 vs. ASU - W - 21-2
9/30/06 vs. OSU - L - 38-21

So, overall the Hawkeyes are 2-3 under the lights at Kinnick.

-Sean

[ISUFan22]

Thanks. I thought the record was similar to ISU men's hoops when on ESPN - not good.

Should add a W early in the season and who knows about that Wisky game. I don't know who Wisky is returning, etc. So based solely on what I saw from Iowa last year and what I think we may see this year - I think they'll go 1-1 in the currently scheduled night games.

I have not been to the renovated Kinnick yet and I've never watched a game there under the lights. ISU is on the road that weekend (@ Toledo), so if I can score a ticket - I'd enjoy being in Iowa City for that game! :)

[south_texas_hawk]

i'm looking forward to getting those indiana boys back for last year, it's a different story coming to kinnick on homecoming than playing at their 20 seat stadium. and i hope we can do better in night games, if the wisconsin game is a night one on ABC and if both teams come in undefeated that one could be on college gameday, too bad they won't be returning to Iowa City again...:(

[jellson]

11 P.M
Wow!! Now that could give rise to some serious pre-game partying.