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2014 Homecoming Game
Iowa vs Indiana: 45 - 29
In 2014, The Campus Activities Board (CAB) and the UI student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) joined together to revive the corn monument tradition with a 25-foot tall monument made with 1,100 ears of dried Iowa corn.
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2017 Homecoming Game
Iowa vs Illinois: 45 - 16
Due to the COVID19 Pandemic, Homecoming 2020 was a virtual event with no Corn Monument constructed.
2020 Homecoming Game
Iowa vs Northwestern: 20 - 21
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2015 Homecoming Game
Iowa vs Illinois: 29 - 20
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2018 Homecoming Game
Iowa vs Maryland: 23 - 0
The best tradition in college sports, The Hawkeye Wave, began in 2017. The 2018 Monument captured this moment as fans wave to the Stead Family Children's Hospital following the first quarter.
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2016 Homecoming Game
Iowa vs Northwestern: 31 - 38
The UI Libraries received a donation of Dick Spencer's Herky Drawings in August 2016. The mural on this monument recreates one of those drawings. Spencer won the 1948 contest from the UI Athletics department to create a mascot for the department to use.
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2019 Homecoming Game
Iowa vs Purdue: 26 - 20
The 2019 Corn Mounument recognizes the 80th anniversary of Nile Kinnick's Heisman Trophy winning season. The University of Iowa Libraries holds the Nile Kinnick Collection. In a letter dated December 3, 1939 his father, Nile Kinnick Sr., wishes him a safe trip to New York for the Heisman Trophy presentation but also reminds him that he will need to "promptly return to the scholastic pursuits which remain the prime purpose of your being in the University." Also, as only a parent can suggests he gets a haircut - "if you want to make the best impression, please buy one of the short haircuts. This is a serious suggestion."