Missouri vs. Iowa: Everything you didn’t know you needed to know

By Chris Marler

Bowl Season is underway with 13 SEC teams playing in the postseason. Before toe meets leather for all the games let’s get to know some fun facts about the non-conference opponents from around the country they’ll be facing.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa.

(Note: The “facts” are from Wikipedia, made up entirely, and meant to not be taken seriously. Enjoy!)

ABOUT THE SCHOOLS
Missouri
Location – The other Columbia
Founded In –  1839
Tuition – $32,272
Enrollment – 31,041
Acceptance Rate – 79.1 Percent
Mascot – Like if Vanderbilt had a Fake ID

Iowa
Location – An Accredited Cornfield
Founded In – 1847
Tuition – $28,596
Enrollment – 32,199
Acceptance Rate – 86.0% Percent
Mascot – A farmer who loves farming as much as he hates offense

FUN FACTS & TRADITIONS
Missouri
1. NFL Backup QBU
2. First university west of the Mississippi and first Journalism school in the country
3. They won more SEC divisional titles in the last 25 years than Tennessee, Ole Miss and Texas A&M combined

Iowa
1. Tight End U
2. First state university to admit men and women equally
3. Their on campus wellness center ranks 3rd in the country and hosts a Bachelorette watch party in the hot tub

FAMOUS ALUMNI
Missouri
Tom Hart – AKA Joe Lessitore
Chase Daniel – Tom Brady of Backup QBs
Max Scherzer – Eyes of a cat. Arm of the gods.
Brad Pitt – Oakland A’s GM
John Hamm – Grey Sweatpants GOAT
David Koechner – Todd Packer

Iowa
Ashton Kutcher – Mr. Mila Kunis
Max Collins – Created Dick Tracy
Charles Gaines – Invented Paintball
Jake Johnson – Nick Miller
Gene Wilder – Willy Wonka
Leon Festinger – Discovered Cognitive Dissonance