The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for events. (November 2015) |
Grapple on the Gridiron | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Date | November 14, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Stadium | Kinnick Stadium | ||||||||||||||
Location | Iowa City, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
Attendance | 42,287 | ||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||
Network | BTN |
The Grapple on the Gridiron was a college wrestling dual meet held on November 14, 2015, in Iowa City, Iowa. Historical rivals Oklahoma State University and University of Iowa. A record[3] 42,287 fans attended the meet,[4] held outdoors at the Kinnick Stadium, normally the home of Iowa's football program. The meet marked the first time two college teams wrestled in a football stadium [5] and the first time an NCAA Division I football stadium had hosted wrestling match.[6]