The Iowa Hawkeyes did beat USC in the 2019 Holiday Bowl, but on most occasions when they have come to Southern California to play a football game over the past 45 years, it hasn’t gone well. Iowa has made several trips to the Rose Bowl and has come up empty each time. Now, a trip to USC or UCLA won’t be for the Granddaddy on January 1; it will be for a regular season game. The Hawkeyes visit the Los Angeles Coliseum to play USC in 2024, part of the Big Ten schedule release.
Welcome, Hawkeyes, to Los Angeles, a Big Ten city!
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Josh Helmer of Hawkeyes Wire documented Iowa’s football history against its new Los Angeles neighbors:
“Iowa owns all-time marks of 3-7 versus USC and 3-6 versus UCLA. The Hawkeyes’ most recent trip to USC was a 55-0 loss on Oct. 2, 1976. Iowa earned road wins over USC in both the 1950 and 1961 seasons, topping the Trojans, 20-14, on Sept. 29, 1950, and, 35-34, on Oct. 7, 1961…Of course, the most recent meeting between the pair came in the 2019 Holiday Bowl when Iowa routed USC, 49-24. Iowa quarterback Nate Stanley threw two touchdown passes and Hawkeye receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette scored on a 6-yard touchdown run, a 98-yard kickoff return and a 12-yard touchdown grab. All of those scores for Smith-Marsette came in the second quarter to lead the blowout.”