Word: evashevski
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...since 1924 had Iowa beaten Michigan. Having built an undergraduate career by winning games for Michigan, Iowa Coach Forest Evashevski had never yet built a team that could down his alma mater. This time the Hawkeyes had a real chance: they had the beef; they had the brains; and the bruising combination seemed enough to wear the Wolverines down. By the end of the first half they were behind, 21-7, but they had given Michigan an awful mauling...
...There's been no Rose Bowl talk at Iowa," said the Hawkeyes' Coach Forest Evashevski. The "One Man Gang" who led Michigan's bruising prewar powerhouses in 1939-40 had yet to win a football game in Minneapolis-either as Michigan player or Iowa coach. So he forgot about New Year's Day and concentrated on the task at hand. "I'll be taping my players all night," he added as he brooded over the long roster of Iowa casualties...
Vital Statistics. Tape or talk, Evashevski had finally found the formula for success. The Gophers fumbled on the fourth play from scrimmage and the fired-up lowans wasted not a moment. Quarterback Ken Ploen called his shots with cool aplomb, flicked a couple of precise, pinpoint passes, and, eight plays later, the Hawkeyes scored...