1946

March
The University of Chicago formally resigned from the conference, reducing the Big Ten to the Big Nine.

1946
At Iowa, with Dr. Eddie Anderson back at the helm and the war settled, the Hawkeyes enjoyed large crowds. Prices for individual game tickets were raised from $2.75 to $3.

September 19
The Student Council founded a new pep club, asking each person who wanted to join to suggest a name for the organization. The moniker chosen? Tailfeathers.

With membership restricted to 100, Tailfeathers would go on to plan pep rallies, perform skits before football games, and sell Homecoming badges. They also showed films of away games in Macbride Auditorium on the Fridays after the games were played.

September
The Big Nine voted to enter into a five-year contract to play versus the Pacific Conference champion in the Rose Bowl. (Though two California schools were publicly opposed to the liaison, the University of Illinois represented the conference well on January 1, 1947, beating UCLA, 45-14).

November 3
COOL MUSIC
A story in The Daily Iowan divulged a tactic the marching band could call on to keep toes tapping during the halftime shows. “‘Anti-freeze’ music is one of the tricks SUI Band Director C.B. Righter keeps up his sleeve to combat cold weather that jeopardizes the half-time performance at late season football games,” the article read.

“Anti-freeze music is a pre-game recording of the show played over the public address system while band members carry their instruments on the field.

“According to Prof. Righter, wind sometimes blows into the horns with such force the player can’t blow out, and low temperatures cause moisture in the horns to freeze."

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