September 2, 2017: The University of Iowa, a school with many notable traditions, develops a new one. ESPN called it "college football's coolest new tradition."
The University of Iowa Children's Hospital's new building, opening in 2017, overlooks the East stands of Kinnick Stadium. The new facility includes a top-floor lounge area known as the Press Box Cafe. It has a view of the entire field, allowing patients and their families to see all Iowa home games live, and also includes big-screen TVs to allow them to watch Hawkeyes road games.
A suggestion on a Hawkeyes Facebook fan page, by Iowan Krista Young, led to "The Wave" at Iowa home games. Following the 1st quarter, the crowd faces the hospital and waves at the patients and their families watching the game. The 1st game ended in a 24-3 victory for Iowa over the University of Wyoming.
For the Hawkeyes' 1st night home game of the 2017 season, against Penn State, the fan site where the idea of "The Wave" originated encouraged fans to turn on their cell phone flashlights while they waved to the patients. Penn State won that game, 21-19.
Ever since the humble beginnings of the “Kinnick Wave,” even players on both teams and the on-field game officials join in this heartwarming tradition now.
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September 2, 2017 was a Saturday. These other notable college football games were played that day:
* Number 1 Alabama beat Number 3 Florida State, 24-7 in the 1st football game played at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
* Number 4 University of Southern California (USC) beat Western Michigan, 49-31 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
* Number 5 Clemson beat Kent State, 56-3 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
* Number 6 Penn State beat the University of Akron, 52-0 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.
* Number 7 Oklahoma beat the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), 56-7 at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma.
* Number 11 Michigan beat Number 17 Florida at AT&T Stadium in the Dallas suburb of Austin, Texas.
* Number 23 Texas were upset by Maryland, 51-41 at Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.
* Notre Dame beat Temple, 49-16 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana.
The day before, Number 8 Washington beat Rutgers, 30-14 at High Point Solutions Stadium (now SHI Stadium) in Piscataway, New Jersey; Number 9 Wisconsin beat Utah State, 59-10 Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin; Army beat Fordham, 64-6 at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York; and Navy beat Florida Atlantic, 42-19 at FAU Stadium in the Miami suburb of Boca Ration, Florida.
The day before that, Number 2 Ohio State beat Indiana, 49-21 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana; and Number 10 Oklahoma State beat the University of Tulsa, 59-24 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
And these Major League Baseball games were played that day:
* The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox, 5-1 at the new Yankee Stadium. Masahiro Tanaka was the winning pitcher. Chase Headley and Matt Holliday hit home runs. Aaron Judge went 0-for-4.
* The New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros, 12-8 at Minute Maid Park (now Daikin Park) in Houston.
* The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-2 at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
* The Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-9 at Marlins Park (now LoanDepot Park) in Miami.
* The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds, 5-0 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. How many Pirate pitchers does it take to pitch a 5-hit shutout? This time, 4: Jameson Taillon (3 hits over 6 innings), A.J. Schugel (2 hits in the 7th), Daniel Hudson (a scoreless 8th) and Felipe Vázquez.
* The Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers, 5-2 at Comerica Park in Detroit.
* The Chicago White Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4 at Guaranteed Rate Field (now Rate Field) in Chicago.
* The Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves, 14-12 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Yes, another football score. And, yes, both Chicago teams were at home on the same day.
* The Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-2 at Miller Park (now American Family Field) in Milwaukee.
* The Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals, 17-0 at Target Field in Minneapolis. Yes, that's baseball, not football. The Twins scored 4 in the 1st inning, and 6 in the 2nd. They got a home run from Brian Dozier, and 2 of them from Eduardo Escobar, who had 6 RBIs. Joe Mauer went 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs.
* The Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers, 7-4 at Globe Life Park (now Choctaw Stadium) in the Dallas suburb of Arlington, Texas. Jose Leclerc walked the 1st 3 batters in the top of the 10th inning, and that led to the Angels' win.
* The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies, 6-2 at Coors Field in Denver.
* The San Diego Padres swept a doubleheader from their arch-rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-5 and 7-2 at Petco Park in San Diego.
* The San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-1 at Oracle Park in San Francisco. Nick Hundley hit a home run to win it in the bottom of the 10th inning.
* And the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics, 7-6 at Safeco Field (now T-Mobile Park) in Seattle.
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