Football Fans Must Have This Iowa Experience On Their Bucket List

We're in the thick of football season and if you're an Iowa fan, you know where the best place to tailgate is on college football Saturdays.

For those are football fans of any team have a bucket list of places to visit. As a Packers fan, I've wanted to go to Lambeau Field all of my life earlier in November, I was there for the third time. It's magical every time.

Going to an NFL game should be on every football fan's bucket list but attending college football games and tailgates should also be on there too. A new study revealed that football fans need to - and most do - have attending an Iowa Hawkeyes tailgate in Iowa City on their bucket list and as a top item.

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This new study from livesportsontv.com revealed the top 100 bucket list tailgate and gameday experiences football fans want to do. They did an online survey of 3,000 people to figure out which tailgates are the best.

The top 5 tailgating and gameday experiences include:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide
2. Texas Longhorns
3. San Francisco 49ers
4. New England Patriots
5. Houston Texans

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At #75 is the Iowa Hawkeyes. Livesportsontv.com had this to say about why the Iowa Hawkeyes made the list:

"Kinnick Stadium is electric with fans performing the “Hawkeye Wave” tradition to the children’s hospital and chanting “Go Hawks.” Tailgating includes Iowa favorites like pork tenderloins, brats, and sweet corn, creating a tight-knit game day community."

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Tailgating at an Iowa Hawkeyes football game is an experience many have a hard time forgetting, unless that Busch Light is going down really smooth then it might get a little blurry.

What's never forgotten when it comes to Iowa Hawkeyes football, is waving to those brave kids at Stead.