Iowa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Culture== ===Arts=== [[File:Schaeffer Hall, College of Liberal Arts, University of Iowa, Iowa City (36501051952).jpg|thumb|left|Schaeffer Hall (University of Iowa, Iowa City)]] [[File:Future_Birthplace_of_Captain_James_T_Kirk.jpg|thumb|[[Riverside, Iowa|Riverside]]'s "favorite son"]] The [[Clint Eastwood]] movie [[The Bridges of Madison County (film)|''The Bridges of Madison County'']], based on the popular novel of the same name, took place and was filmed in [[Madison County, Iowa|Madison County]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hughes, Howard |title=Aim for the heart : the films of Clint Eastwood|date=2009|publisher=I.B. Tauris|isbn=978-1-4416-7618-4|location=London|oclc=670430491}}</ref> [[What's Eating Gilbert Grape]], based on the [[Peter Hedges]] novel of the same name, is set in the fictional Iowa town of Endora. Hedges was born in [[West Des Moines]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/06/style/weddings-susan-b-titman-peter-s-hedges.html|url-access=subscription|title=WEDDINGS; Susan B. Titman, Peter S. Hedges|work=The New York Times|date=June 6, 1993 |access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=May 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504210143/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/06/style/weddings-susan-b-titman-peter-s-hedges.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Des Moines is home to members of the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]. The state is mentioned in the band's songs, and the album [[Iowa (album)|Iowa]] is named after the state.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Men Behind the Masks |url=https://dsmmagazine.com/2022/05/02/the-men-behind-the-masks/ |website=dsmmagazine.com |date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=13 November 2023}}</ref> ===Sports=== {{See also|Sports teams from Iowa}} The state has four major college teams playing in [[NCAA Division I]] for all sports. In football, [[Iowa State University]] and the [[University of Iowa]] compete in the [[Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS), whereas the [[University of Northern Iowa]] and [[Drake University]] compete in the [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS). Although Iowa has no professional major league sports teams, Iowa has minor league sports teams in baseball, basketball, hockey, and other sports. The following table shows the Iowa sports teams with average attendance over 8,000. All the following teams are NCAA Division I football, basketball, or wrestling teams:<ref>[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2018.pdf 2018 National College Football Attendance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718061918/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/Attendance/2018.pdf |date=July 18, 2019 }}; Retrieved November 3, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2020/Attendance.pdf 2019 NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924153454/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2020/Attendance.pdf |date=September 24, 2019 }}; Retrieved November 3, 2019.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/division-i-attendance-for-the-2018-19-season/72721|title=Division I Attendance for the 2018β19 Season|date=April 16, 2019|access-date=November 3, 2019|archive-date=November 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103225711/https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/division-i-attendance-for-the-2018-19-season/72721|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hanson|first=Austin|url=https://dailyiowan.com/2020/02/24/by-the-numbers-hawkeye-wrestlings-regular-season-success/|title=By the numbers: Hawkeye wrestling's regular season success|date=February 24, 2020|work=The Daily Iowan|access-date=April 6, 2020|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406144021/https://dailyiowan.com/2020/02/24/by-the-numbers-hawkeye-wrestlings-regular-season-success/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Jack Trice Stadium - South Endzone.jpg|right|thumb|South End Zone of [[Iowa State University]]'s [[Jack Trice Stadium]] in [[Ames, IA]].]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- |+ Iowa sports teams (''attendance > 8,000'') |- ! Team !! Location !! Avg. attendance |- | [[Iowa Hawkeyes football]] || [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] || align=center | 68,043 |- | [[Iowa State Cyclones football]] || [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]] || align=center | 56,010 |- | [[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball]] || [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]] || align=center | 13,375<ref name=DIMBB>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Attend.pdf |title=Division I Team-By-Team Attendance |work=NCAA Men's Basketball Attendance Records Through 2022β23 |page=5 |publisher=NCAA |access-date=October 27, 2023}}</ref> |- | [[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball]] || [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] || align=center | 12,371<ref name=DIMBB/> |- | [[Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling]] || [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] || align=center | 12,568 |- | [[Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball]] || [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]] || align=center | 11,143<ref name=DIWBB>{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/Attend.pdf |title=Division I Team-By-Team Attendance |work=NCAA Women's Basketball Attendance Records Through 2022β23 |page=5 |publisher=NCAA |access-date=October 27, 2023}}</ref> |- | [[Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball]] || [[Ames, Iowa|Ames]] || align=center | 10,323<ref name=DIWBB/> |- | [[Northern Iowa Panthers football]] || [[Cedar Falls, Iowa|Cedar Falls]] || align=center | 9,337 |} ====College sports==== The state has four NCAA Division I college teams. Two have football teams that play in the top level of college football, the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]]: the [[University of Iowa]] [[Iowa Hawkeyes|Hawkeyes]] play in the [[Big Ten Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-Ten-Conference|title=Big Ten Conference {{!}} History & Members|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126203135/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-Ten-Conference|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Iowa State University]] [[Iowa State Cyclones|Cyclones]] compete in the [[Big 12 Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-12-Conference|title=Big 12 Conference {{!}} American athletic conference|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611170158/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Big-12-Conference|url-status=live}}</ref> The two intrastate rivals compete annually for the [[Cy-Hawk Trophy]] as part of the [[Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2011/4/12/Iowa_Corn_Assumes_Lead_for_Cy_Hawk_Series.aspx|title=Iowa Corn Assumes Lead for Cy-Hawk Series|website=University of Iowa Athletics|date=April 12, 2011|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=February 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220154007/https://hawkeyesports.com/news/2011/04/12/iowa-corn-assumes-lead-for-cy-hawk-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Collegiate wrestling|wrestling]], the [[Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling|Iowa Hawkeyes]] and [[Iowa State Cyclones wrestling|Iowa State Cyclones]] have won a combined total of over 30 team [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA Division I titles]].<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/news/wrestling/article/2020-06-12/iowa-wrestling-championships-history-and-records-dynasty#:~:text=Iowa%20wrestling%20has%20won%20a,won%20the%202021%20team%20title. Iowa wrestling championships: History and records from the dynasty]. ''ncaa.com''. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://cyclones.com/sports/2022/2/1/iowa-state-national-champions.aspx Iowa State National Championships]. ''cyclones.com''. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref> The [[Northern Iowa Panthers wrestling|Northern Iowa]] and [[Cornell College]] wrestling teams have also each won one NCAA Division I wrestling team title.<ref>[https://unipanthers.com/honors/hall-of-fame/1950-wrestling-team/132 1950 Wrestling Team (2009) - Hall of Fame - UNI Athletics]. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref><ref>Palmer, Mark. (September 14, 2007). [https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/2917 InterMat Wrestling - InterMat Rewind: 1947 Cornell College]. Retrieved October 7, 2022.</ref> Two other Division I schools play football in the second level of college football, the [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|Football Championship Subdivision]]. The [[University of Northern Iowa]] [[Northern Iowa Panthers|Panthers]] play at the [[Missouri Valley Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=northerniowa|title=UNI β Missouri Valley Conference|website=mvc-sports.com|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611144537/http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=northerniowa|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://valley-football.org/standings.aspx?path=football|title=2019 Football Standings|website=valley-football.org|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611163222/https://valley-football.org/standings.aspx?path=football|url-status=live}}</ref> (despite the similar names, the conferences are administratively separate), whereas the [[Drake University]] [[Drake Bulldogs|Bulldogs]] play in the Missouri Valley Conference<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=drake|title=Drake β Missouri Valley Conference|website=mvc-sports.com|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501222059/http://mvc-sports.com/index.aspx?path=drake|url-status=live}}</ref> in most sports and [[Pioneer Football League|Pioneer League]] for football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pioneer-football.org/pfl/default/|title=The PFL β About the PFL β Pioneer Football League Official Site|website=Pioneer-Football.org|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522132510/http://www.pioneer-football.org/pfl/default/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Modern Woodmen Park.jpg|right|thumb|alt=A large brick stadium with many round windows on the bottom and many rectangle windows in groups of four line the top of the stadium. The words Modern Woodmen Park are displayed above the door|[[Modern Woodmen Park]] is home to the [[Quad Cities River Bandits|Quad Cities]] baseball team.]] ====Baseball==== Des Moines is home to the [[Iowa Cubs]], a [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Minor League Baseball]] team of the [[International League]] and affiliate of the [[Chicago Cubs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/pacific-coast|title=The Official Site of the Pacific Coast League|website=MiLB.com|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=May 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517152117/https://www.milb.com/pacific-coast|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/iowa|title=Iowa Cubs|website=MiLB.com|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=May 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516163338/https://www.milb.com/iowa|url-status=live}}</ref> Iowa has two [[High-A]] minor league teams in the [[Midwest League]]: the [[Cedar Rapids Kernels]] ([[Minnesota Twins]]) and the [[Quad Cities River Bandits]] ([[Kansas City Royals]]).<ref>{{Citation|title=2019 Midwest League Media Guide|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/writeTest/2019_Midwest_League_Media_Guide/page_1.html|pages=26β48|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328221321/https://s3.amazonaws.com/writeTest/2019_Midwest_League_Media_Guide/page_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Sioux City Explorers]] are part of the [[American Association of Professional Baseball]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanassociationbaseball.com/teams/sioux-city/|title=SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS|website=American Association of Independent Professional Baseball|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=April 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426132648/https://www.americanassociationbaseball.com/teams/sioux-city/|url-status=live}}</ref> ====Ice hockey==== Des Moines is home to the [[Iowa Wild]], who are affiliated with the [[Minnesota Wild]] and are members of the [[American Hockey League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-ahl-affiliate-moving-to-iowa/c-666499|title=Wild AHL Affiliate Moving To Iowa|website=NHL.com|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611123328/https://www.nhl.com/wild/news/wild-ahl-affiliate-moving-to-iowa/c-666499|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Coralville, Iowa|Coralville]] has an [[ECHL]] team called the [[Iowa Heartlanders]] that started playing in the 2021β22 season. The Heartlanders are also an affiliate of the [[Minnesota Wild]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ashmore |first1=Mike |title=Iowa Heartlanders Enduring Uphill Battle In ECHL Central Division |url=https://www.flohockey.tv/articles/10777045-iowa-heartlanders-enduring-uphill-battle-in-echl-central-division |website=FloHockey |date=March 22, 2023 |access-date=4 May 2023}}</ref> The [[United States Hockey League]] has five teams in Iowa: the [[Cedar Rapids RoughRiders]], [[Sioux City Musketeers]], [[Waterloo Black Hawks]], [[Des Moines Buccaneers]], and the [[Dubuque Fighting Saints]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ushl.com/page/show/2650688-home|title=Home|website=USHL|access-date=April 27, 2020|archive-date=April 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428124951/https://www.ushl.com/page/show/2650688-home|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[North Iowa Bulls]] of the [[North American Hockey League]] (NAHL) and the [[Mason City Toros]] of the [[North American 3 Hockey League]] (NA3HL) both play in Mason City.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.northiowabulls.com/north-iowa-bulls-announce-move-to-nahl |title=NORTH IOWA BULLS ANNOUNCE MOVE TO NAHL |website=North Iowa Bulls |date=March 5, 2021 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215557/https://www.northiowabulls.com/north-iowa-bulls-announce-move-to-nahl |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=32028 |title=Mason City Toros begin new era in the NA3HL |website=NA3HL |date=June 1, 2021 |access-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214757/http://na3hl.com/news/story.cfm?id=32028 |url-status=live }}</ref> ====Soccer==== *The [[Des Moines Menace]] of the [[USL League Two]] play their home games at Valley Stadium in West Des Moines, Iowa. *The [[Cedar Rapids Inferno Soccer Club]] of the [[Midwest Premier League]] play their home games at [[Robert W. Plaster Athletic Complex]] at [[Mount Mercy University]] *The [[Iowa Raptors FC]] of the [[United Premier Soccer League]] play their home games at [[Prairie High School (Iowa)|Prairie High School]] in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] *[[Union Dubuque F.C.]] of the [[Midwest Premier League]] ====Other sports==== Iowa has two professional basketball teams. The [[Iowa Wolves]], an [[NBA G League]] team that plays in Des Moines, is owned and affiliated with the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]. The Sioux City Hornets play in the [[American Basketball Association (2000βpresent)|American Basketball Association]]. Iowa has three professional football teams. The [[Sioux City Bandits]] play in the [[Champions Indoor Football]] league. The [[Iowa Barnstormers]] play in the [[Indoor Football League]] at [[Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)|Wells Fargo Arena]] in Des Moines. The [[Cedar Rapids Titans]] play in the [[Indoor Football League]] at the [[U.S. Cellular Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|U.S. Cellular Center]]. The [[Iowa Speedway]] oval track in [[Newton, Iowa|Newton]] has hosted auto racing championships such as the [[IndyCar Series]], [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] and [[NASCAR Truck Series]] since 2006. Also, the [[Knoxville Raceway]] dirt track hosts the [[Knoxville Nationals]], one of the classic [[sprint car racing]] events. The [[John Deere Classic]] is a [[PGA Tour]] golf event held in the Quad Cities since 1971. The [[Principal Charity Classic]] is a [[Champions Tour]] event since 2001. The [[Des Moines Golf and Country Club]] hosted the 1999 [[U.S. Senior Open]] and the 2017 [[Solheim Cup]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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