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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 42,287 fans attended the meet, 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 and the first time a NCAA Division I football stadium had hosted wrestling match.