As Ohio State and Northwestern prepare to square off for the Big Ten Championship tonight, Hawkeye fans find themselves excluded from the festivities in Indianapolis and lamenting the season that could have been. Under those circumstances, it seems fitting to revisit better days when the Hawkeyes not only competed for but won conference championships. Despite more recent examples of Iowa teams that fit this description, the present moment makes for a particularly timely occasion to celebrate one of the best teams in program history, one that coincidentally celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.
The 1958 Iowa Hawkeyes were without question one of the most accomplished teams to ever take the field in Iowa City.