Grapple on the Gridiron
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| Date | November 14, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Season | 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Kinnick Stadium | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Iowa City, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 42,287 | ||||||||||||||
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| Network | BTN | ||||||||||||||
The Grapple on the Gridiron was a college wrestling dual meet held on November 14, 2015, in Iowa City, Iowa. Historical rivals Oklahoma State University and University of Iowa. A record[3] 42,287 fans attended the meet,[4] held outdoors at the Kinnick Stadium, normally the home of Iowa's football program. The meet marked the first time two college teams wrestled in a football stadium [5] and the first time an NCAA Division I football stadium had hosted wrestling match.[6]
