Yesterday we took Nolan to his first ever football game at Jack Trice Stadium. Maybe he was a good luck charm, because the Cyclones defeated the UNI Panthers
31-7. It was also the first game after the new south end-zone renovations were complete. The stadium itself looked very nice, and it was a record crowd (61,500) attendance. The game itself did not start until 7:00, and we were only able to stay until halftime because it was well past Nolan's bedtime. We sat on the Northeast hillside which was not the most comfortable. The two north hillsides are where all of the "Junior Cyclone Club" kids and parents sit. Nolan wasn't so much interested with the actual game, but he did have fun watching the crowd of people. Elizabeth also played a movie on her phone for a while just to keep him happy. We bought him a corn dog, which he ended up eating about half of. Oh, and Nolan used a port-a-potty for the first time as well (it was pretty gross, and I basically just had to hold him above the seat).
The first half of the game was pretty close. UNI scored the first points of the game in the second quarter via a 19 yard touchdown pass from Aaron Bailey to Savon Huggins. That combined with ISU's two missed field goals early in the game had me frustrated. However, the Panthers would not score for the rest of the game. It seemed like Iowa State's defense really played well, and they finished with six sacks for the game. The only scoring for the Cyclones that we witnessed in person was a 1-yard TD run by Joshua Thomas and a 24-yard field goal for Cole Netten which made the halftime score 10-7 in favor of the Cyclones.
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| The view of Jack Trice Stadium from our tailgate lot, G7. |
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| Here I am trying to explain the football game to Nolan. |
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| ...but he just wanted to play with my hat! |
