Grinnell College Football Stadium
On a blustery november afternoon in 1889 grinnell college beat the university of iowa 240 in the first intercollegiate football game west of the mississippi river.
Grinnell college football stadium. The grinnell pioneers football team represents grinnell college in collegiate level footballthe team competes in ncaa division iii as a member of the midwest conference. The match was held on november 16 1889 in grinnell and was the first game of intercollegiate football west of the mississippi river and therefore iowa. Ohio stadiums capacity is usually a bit over. Injuries force college football team to forfeit the remainder of its season.
Grinnell college has so many injuries that its football team is. A stone marker still stands in grinnell field marking the event. Then there is the empty football stadium they walk past. The official 2019 football schedule for the grinnell college pioneers.
The teams first head coach was theron lyman. Charles benson bear 39 recreation and athletic center 1201 10th avenue grinnell iowa 50112. Grinnell lists eight football coaches on staff. Macalester college a peer institution that beat grinnell 42 3 on saturday has 15 according to the schooljohnson said coaches have told players.