... watching offensive-minded teams struggle all day long in a deluge that seemed to blanket the nation, Iowa fans were concerned to see sheets of rain pouring down on the Iowa Hawkeyes as they took the field at Beaver Stadium in Happy Valley, home of the No. 5-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions.  

Steeped in the mantra of the strength of the Iowa defense, Iowa fans settled in front of widescreen televisions, anticipating a long, brutal, defensive contest. The game was being broadcast to a national audience with the showdown hyped all day.

On Penn State’s first offensive play, the vaunted Iowa defense gave up a 79-yard touchdown—on a l...

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